With the Three Lions, he played in every match during the 1966 World Cup tournament and helped to defeat West Germany in the final at Wembley. A famous image from the team's World Cup victory showed the defender sinking to his knees at the final whistle before embracing his younger brother...
Unlike Olympic football, World Cup teams are not limited to players of a certain age or amateur status, so the competition serves more nearly as a contest between the world’s best players. Referees are selected from lists that are submitted by all the national associations. The trophy cup ...
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In 1969, a qualifying game for the 1970 World Cup, between Honduras and El Salvador sparked a battle known as the ‘Football War’. However, by the time the World Cup started, the nations had reached an agreement. The pre-tournament favourites were England after winning the previous World C...
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Cricket World Cup, internationalcricketchampionship held at four-year intervals that is the premier contest in one-day cricket and one of the most-watched sporting events in the world. In 1975 the first CricketWorld Cupwas contested inEnglandas a series of one-day matches of 60 overs per side...
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Players of both teams greet each other after the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying football match between Singapore and China at the National Stadium in Singapore, March 21, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)
England had momentum going into the tournament after winning the European Championship at home last summer. But three of the team's best players, captain Leah Williamson, Fran Kirby and Beth Mead, all had knee injuries that kept them off the World Cup squad. ...
By the early 21st century, the Rugby World Cup could claim to be the third largest international televised sporting event as the tournament reached over 200 countries and some 4 billion viewers. Who actually invented rugby?Rugby has its origins in 19th-century England.(more)See all videos for ...