Walter Winterbottom1950
Leads England at its first FIFA World Cup, where victories over Chile are followed by defeats to the United States and Spain.
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Leads England at its first FIFA World Cup, where victories over Chile are followed by defeats to the United States and Spain.
Plays in the 1962 World Cup in Chile, where he is acclaimed as "the best right-back in the world".
Scores fron the penalty spot in Englands opening game against Hungary, but England lose 2-1.
Plays in England's 1962 World Cup campaign, scoring against Brazil in the quarter-final defeat.
Replaces Peter Swan in the World Cup.
Joins England's forward options after injuries as the team reaches the 1962 World Cup quarter-finals.
Has to pull out of the World Cup squad due to injury.
Picks up an injury which rules him out of the World Cup.
Winterbottom England to qualification for the finals in Chile with wins over Portugal and Luxembourg , after progressing from their group on goal average, England reached the quarter finals but were beaten 3-1 by the eventual winners, Brazil.
Member of England World Cup winning team.
Scores a hat-trick as England win the World Cup in football.
England beat West Germany 4-2 for footballs Eighth World Cup in London.
Included in the 1966 World Cup-winning squad but misses out on the tournament through injury.
Winner of a World Cup winners medal.
Greaves was the first-choice striker for the England team during the 1966 World Cup but suffered a leg injury during a game against France and had to be replaced.
Skippers England to World Cup victory.
Plays for defending champions England at Mexico 1970, where West Germany overturn a two-goal deficit in the quarter-final.
Selected for Alf Ramseys squad for the summers World Cup in Mexico, coming on as a substitute in the 3-2 defeat by West Germany.
Named as captain for the 1970 World Cup but there was heavy disruption to preparations when an attempt was made to implicate Moore in the theft of a bracelet from a jeweller in Bogot , Colombia.
Loses to the Germans 3-2 in the quarter-finals, after having been in the lead 2-0 with only twenty minutes remaining, the blame was put partly on Sir Alfs cautious tactics.
Part of the undefeated 1974 FIFA World Cup Scotland team.
Robson earns a place in the record books for 20 years thanks to a goal scored against France in Englands opening game of the 1982 World Cup, after just 27 seconds of the match.
Suffers a shoulder injury against Morocco and takes no further part in England's 1986 World Cup campaign.
England play West Germany in the World Cup semi-final, after going 1-0 down early in the second half, Gascoignes Spurs team-mate Gary Lineker equalises for England with ten minutes remaining to force extra time.
Scores his first England goal against Colombia, then is sent off against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup round of sixteen.
Following a Football Association-led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the winners squad members, Armfield is presented with his medal by Gordon Brown.
Greaves is presented with his 1966 World Cup Winners medal by Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street.
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