It is 50 years since England won their one and only World Cup, beating West Germany 4-2 at Wembley on July 30, 1966. Here, PA Sport recap the match.
Geoff Hurst blasted England to World Cup final glory as his hat trick secured a dramatic 4-2 extra-time victory over West Germany.
But the West Ham striker's treble was shrouded in controversy when his second goal was awarded by Swiss referee Gottfried Dienst only after he had consulted Soviet linesman Tofik Bakhramov, with the Germans insisting the ball had not crossed the line.
Hurst, who retained his place in Alf Ramsey's starting lineup despite Jimmy Greaves' return to fitness, had earlier cancelled out Helmut Haller's 12th-minute opener to take the sides in at the break all square.
Martin Peters looked to have won it for the hosts when he struck with just 12 minutes remaining but Wolfgang Weber's last-gasp goal took the final into extra time and as a crowd of 96,924 at Wembley Stadium held its breath, Hurst edged England home.
He restored the lead with his hotly disputed second, which came down off the underside of the crossbar and bounced -- in the opinion of the officials at least -- over the line. He then completed his hat trick -- the first in a World Cup final -- in the dying seconds with an unstoppable left-foot thunderbolt.
The tireless Alan Ball leapt on to Hurst's shoulders as Dienst signalled England's triumph, with central defender Jack Charlton slumping to his knees and brother Bobby succumbing to tears of joy as imperious skipper Bobby Moore prepared himself to receive the Jules Rimet trophy from the Queen.
If the stage had been set for the hosts to go all the way on home soil, Helmut Schon's men had not read the script and it was they who struck the first blow when Haller, who had scored in the 2-1 semifinal victory over the Soviet Union, gave his side a 12th-minute lead after full-back Ray Wilson's headed clearance fell into his path.
But England, playing in red shirts rather than their customary white, needed just six minutes to get themselves back on level terms after Moore had been fouled by Wolfgang Overath.
Moore himself took the resulting free kick and floated it perfectly on to the head of West Ham teammate Hurst, who made the most of losing his marker to beat goalkeeper Hans Tilkowski.
With Bobby Charlton and Franz Beckenbauer, who had been deployed to rein in England's talisman, largely cancelling each other out, it was left to others to carry the attacking fight with Ball relentless for the home side and Overath and Sigi Held threatening for the visitors.
Tilkowski had to deal with another Hurst header and field a Bobby Charlton shot, but opposite number Gordon Banks too found himself in the firing line, saving from Overath and Lothar Emmerich in quick succession and then turning away another Overath effort as the half drew to a close.
The second half kicked off in driving rain with the pitch already heavy after earlier showers, but it was England who edged their way back in front with 12 minutes remaining when defender Horst-Dieter Hottges sliced an attempted clearance from Hurst's shot towards Peters, who gleefully dispatched it on the half-volley.
However, the Germans were not done and despite clearly tiring in the energy-sapping conditions underfoot, they grasped a lifeline with just 30 seconds remaining after Jack Charlton had been penalised for a foul.
Emmerich blasted the free kick straight into the defensive wall, but when the ball rebounded to Held, he drilled it across goal for Weber to slide in at the far post and equalise with Banks' claims for handball against Karl-Heinz Schnellinger going unanswered.
Ramsey's men could have allowed their heads to drop after coming so close to glory, but they did not, although they may have enjoyed a slice of good fortune when they regained the lead 11 minutes into extra time.
Hurst's control and shot on the turn from Ball's right-wing cross crashed against the crossbar and down into the turf and Roger Hunt, the man closest to the goal, immediately threw his arms into the air in celebration.
Amid German protests, Dienst turned to linesman Bakhramov before pointing to the centre circle, much to the horror of the men in white.
This time, England were not about to surrender their advantage and if there had been some doubt about their third goal, there was none about the fourth as Hurst ran on to Moore's defence-splitting pass to thump a left foot shot high into the top corner of Tilkowski's net despite the best efforts of Overath to seal a famous win.