'66 Final

[Hopkirk]

If the 1966 final had been a draw after extra time what would have happened?

Penalties? A replay?

[jeffa]

I believe there'd have been a replay. The first international tournament to be decided on penalties was ten or so years later.

[tonyav]

Not 100 % sure, but I think there would have been a replay.

[tonyav]

They used to have to replay cup finals ( FA and League ) when there was a draw after extra time.

[Hopkirk]

A bit more difficult arranging a World Cup Final replay though.

How many days rest would they need before doing it all again?
Then there's all the hotels, flights etc.

[New Judge]

Penalty shoot outs were introduced to the World Cup knockout stages in 1978 but none were needed. The first was in the 1982 semi-final between France and Germany which finished 3-3 after 120 minutes. Germany won 5-4 on penalties.

[tonyav]

Hopkirk, if the final was on a Saturday then the replay would have most likely been on the Wednesday.

[ABerrant]

The match rules for the 1966 final stipulated that if the scores were level after 30 minutes Extra Time that a replay would take place at Wembley Stadium 1930 BST Tuesday 2nd August.

[Hopkirk]

If there was no space in the hotels, perhaps each England player could have taken a German home, and let him use the spare bedroom.

[inksplotter]

Maybe Three Lions would never be written?

[douglas9401]

A good question Hopkirk. We don't hear enough about the 1966 world cup.

[Hopkirk]

Who won?

[New Judge]

There are people on the pitch. They think it's all over. It is now !!!

[ichkeria]

In the 1958 World Cup Finals Northern Ireland were involved in a replay against Czechoslovakia after the two sides finished level in the group stages. The Czechs had a massively superior goal difference but it mattered not. A replay it was. And we won :-)
Those were the days

[ichkeria]

And ah yes, the double-myth of the 1966 World Cup Final: the ball crossed the line and the Russian linesman flagged for a goal. Except the ball evidently didn't cross the line ... and the linesman wasn't Russian either :-)