<Tr> <Th> Best young player </Th> <Td> Franz Beckenbauer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 1962 1970 → </Td> </Tr> <P> The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup and was held in England from 11 to 30 July 1966 . England beat West Germany 4--2 in the final, winning the Jules Rimet Trophy . It is England's only FIFA World Cup title . They were the fifth nation to win and the third host nation to win after Uruguay in 1930 and Italy in 1934 . </P> <P> Notable performances were made by the two debutants Portugal, ending third, and North Korea, getting to the quarter finals after a 1--0 win against Italy . Also notable was the elimination of world champions Brazil after the preliminary round . Notably, all four semi-finalists were European, a situation occurring in only four other world cups (1934, 1982, 2006 and 2018). Portugal's Eusébio was top scorer with nine goals . The final is remembered for being the only one with a hat - trick and for its controversial third goal awarded to England . </P>

Where was the world cup held when england won