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England only won half a World Cup!
The 1966 World Cup was boycotted by African teams
Fifa’s original plan was that the 15 nations from Africa and the Middle East taking part would be put into 6 groups. The 6 group winners would then play-off to reach a final round, where three of them would play in a group with the winners of the Asia/Oceania contest for one spot at the finals. Confused? Yes, we are too.Angry at not having a direct route guaranteeing one African team at the finals, everybody from the continent decided to withdraw in protest.Meanwhile, North Korea and Australia ended up being the only teams taking part in the Asia/Oceania bit of qualifying. A 9-2 aggregate win saw North Korea on their way to England, and that famous 1-0 victory over Italy at Ayresome Park.
This map starkly shows the effect of the African boycott on participation.
Didn't know any of this, but I'm taking great pleasure in winding up any Engishmen I know at the moment.
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Re: England only won half a World Cup!
Och, from the headline I though half of the actual trophy was missing, melted down by a certain player to make jewellery. 
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Re: England only won half a World Cup!
They didn't even win the final
3rd "goal" never crossed the line
and the 4th should have been chalked off, because "Some people were on the pitch"
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Re: England only won half a World Cup!
David_Blunket wrote:
Och, from the headline I though half of the actual trophy was missing, melted down by a certain player to make jewellery.
Ah, "Bracelet Bobby" the man liked his tomfoolery.
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Re: England only won half a World Cup!
They didn't even win the final
3rd "goal" never crossed the line
and the 4th should have been chalked off, because "Some people were on the pitch"
Here's a fact, make of it what you will ?
Tofiq Bahramov Stadium currently acts as the national stadium for Azerbaijan’s football team.
It was named in honour of Tofiq Bahramov in 1993Tofiq Bahramov was the famous referee who awarded the contentious goal to England in the 1966 World Cup Final against Germany. Known as the “Russian linesman”, Tofiq Bahramov became the first referee in the history of football to have a stadium named after him. A statue of the national icon was unveiled in 2006 after England played Azerbaijan in a World Cup qualification match.
Did Bobby's swag bag have anything to do with this ?
I suppose it would have been too obvious if they done it earlier, just drip feed your tomfoolery into the market not to arouse suspicion, then pay off the "Russian Tash"
A Stadium and a Statue, eh right!
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Re: England only won half a World Cup!
ffs New Zealand didn't participate - what a sham of a competition!
and the muppets still bang on about it.