2: Football's Coming Home: How England Won The 1966 World Cup | Part Two

It's time to continue our series on England’s 1966 World Cup win.

In part two, Rob Draper and Jonathan Wilson discuss press criticism, surprise call-ups, and the group stage injury to Jimmy Greaves that had such a huge impact on England's eventual triumph...

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00:00 England Written Off
01:48 Austria Defeat Fallout
04:17 Ramsey Rethinks Tactics
07:47 Greaves Under Scrutiny
10:24 Spain Reveals Wingless Plan
15:08 Poland Test and Peters Shock
20:43 Hiding the System
22:21 World Cup Opener Uruguay
25:49 Uruguay Stalemate Fallout
26:49 Meet J L Manning
28:58 Tactics Jargon Backlash
32:24 Mexico Magic Moment
33:15 Charlton Screamer Breakdown
36:18 France Win And Rotation
39:04 Stiles Controversy And FA Row
42:36 Greaves Injury Hurst Opportunity
44:50 Greaves Debate Luxury Player
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