England fans at the 1966 World Cup final at Wembley. It is 50 years since England won their one and only World Cup, beating West Germany 4-2 at Wembley on July 30, 1966. Peter Woodman was 16 and had just broken up from school for the summer holidays when he learned he would be going to the 1966 World Cup final. And not only did Peter have a ticket, but his father, brother and aunt did too. "We couldn't believe it," he said.