Which team was the runner up for the 1966 world cup.?
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it was west germany (before reunification) they lost 4-2 to england    go on geoff hurst
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The 1970 Football World Cup was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. The decision was taken by FIFA in October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan beating to Argentina intentions to organize the event. Two years later was choose to celebrate the 1978 FIFA World Cup. It was won by Brazil, who beat Italy 4-1 in the final. This tournament saw the return of free-flowing, attacking play after the physical battles of 1962 and 1966, and is still considered by many fans to be the finest World Cup in history. Not a single red card was issued in the competition. The Brazilian team, led by Pelé (who was in his fourth and final World Cup), Jairzinho, Rivelino and Tostão, is often regarded as the greatest team ever.\n\nQualification\n\nThe main surprises were the absences in the final 16 of perennial South American contender Argentina, 1968 European Championship runners-up Yugoslavia, and World Cup 1966 third-place finisher Portugal. Holland was still to become a major football power--this would happen four years later--and France, mired in a decade-long slump, had been eliminated.\n\nThe qualification tournament for this World Cup was the cause of the brief Football War between Honduras and El Salvador.\n\nSummary\nThe format of the competition stayed the same as 1966: 16 teams qualified, divided into four groups of four playing each other once in a round-robin format. The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals.\n\n \nOfficial program of the World CupIn Group 1, host Mexico lived up to the expectations of an entire nation by advancing along with the Soviet Union, though the home side's 1-0 victory over Belgium on the last day resulted from a questionable penalty.\n\nGroup 2 saw Uruguay and defending European Champions Italy prevail over Sweden and surprise qualifier Israel after a series of dull, uninspired games. Italy would, however, show the true measure of its talent in the knock-out phase.\n\nThe first great moments of this memorable World Cup happened in Group 3, where two-time World Cup winner Brazil was pooled with World Champion England and solid European sides Czechoslovakia and Romania. In Brazil's opening match against Czechoslovakia, Pelé audaciously attempted to lob a shot over Czechoslovak goalkeeper Ivo Viktor from the halfway line, missing the goal by a whisker. The "Clash of the Champions" between Brazil and England lived up to all expectations, Brazil winning 1-0 after a high-quality game in which England goalkeeper Gordon Banks made arguably the greatest save ever from a Pelé header on the six-yard line.\n\nIn Group 4, first-time qualifier Peru and its attacking style created a sensation by beating established side Bulgaria 3-2 after trailing 0-2 at halftime. Peru eventually advanced along with 1966 runners-up West Germany.\n\nThe quarter-finals saw a transformed Italy prevail 4-1 over host Mexico after trailing 0-1. Brazil beat Peru 4-2 after an entertaining match between two equally attacking teams. Uruguay defeated a superior Soviet Union side after extra time and a refereeing error, as the linesman did not see that the ball was out of play for the cross that led to the winning goal. The last quarter-final, a rematch of the 1966 final between England and West Germany, was one of the great moments of World Cup history. After fifty minutes, England had a 2-0 lead and seemed to have West Germany firmly in its grasp. England coach Sir Alf Ramsey, sensing that victory was in hand, decided then to substitute playmaker Bobby Charlton 'to spare him for the rest of the tournament.' Without Charlton, England lost its ability to set its own pace on the game and could not contain the relentless German attacks. After Beckenbauer made it 2-1 with a fine shot, West Germany equalized eight minutes from time with an Uwe Seeler header and a fateful hesitation by second-choice goalkeeper Peter Bonetti, who stood in for the food-poisoned Gordon Banks. Momentum had irrevocably shifted and West Germa
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The last world cup soccer game was won by the team that became champions.
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The team that wins the final game will win the world cup.
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1966 England beat the GERMANS !!!!!!  :)
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Hurst Geoff of England in the 1966 Cup final against Germany. England beat Germany by 4:2.
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Davor Suker of Croatia. he performed very well in 1998 world cup. they played 3rd and 4th place with netherlands.
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Australia first took part in the qualifiers for the 1966 World Cup in England.  They have qualified twice, in 1974 and 2006, when the finals have been in Germany.
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1966 and we won 4-2 against West Germany after extra time and the final was played at wembly
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but england did win in 1966
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1966 against West Germany. The score is 4-2 AET
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ENGLAND WINS 1966 World Cup after beats GERMANY 4-2 in Final
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The final of the world cup
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The 1986 Football World Cup was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29.\n\nIt was won by Argentina, who beat West Germany 3-2 in the final at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca.
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Bobby Moore, in 1966, when england won there only world cup.
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The team that wins the final game will win world cup.
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Germany, Brazil, Ukraine, England, Portugal, France, Sweden, Netherlands, Argentina, Mexico, Iran, Japan, Australia, Czech Republic, USA, Croatia, Serbia & Montenegro, Ghana, Italy, Spain, Poland, Angola, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Tunisia, Trinidad & Tobago, Korea Republic, Paraguay, Tunisia, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Togo