World Cup Countdown: 1966 | Patreon Sneak Peek!
It Was What It Was : The Football History Podcast
The Overlap
4.9 • 667 Ratings
🗓️ 25 March 2026
⏱️ 18 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Today, Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper take you back to the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
On home soil in England, the hosts claimed their first and only World Cup title. Captain Bobby Moore marshalled the side with composure, while Geoff Hurst rose to immortality with a historic hat-trick in the final. England’s triumph, sealed in a dramatic victory over West Germany, remains one of the most iconic moments in football history and the nations greatest footballing day.
You can listen to the full episode on Patreon, along with the below privileges:
BONUS EDITIONS
Exclusive deep dives, specials & extended conversations from one-off specials to extra episodes that expand on our weekly free shows, you’ll get fresh, members-only content - including our “Bonus Editions” strand where Rob and Jonathan go deeper into football’s biggest stories and hidden histories.
WORLD CUP WEDNESDAYS!
Our countdown to 2026 - every tournament revisited Join Rob and Jonathan as they walk through every World Cup from 1930 to today, exploring the drama, evolution, legends, controversies and cultural impact of each tournament.
RETRO MAGAZINE COLLECTION
Flicking through the archives of classic football culture A nostalgic series diving into the pages of Shoot! and other retro football magazines - revisiting the stars, forgotten features, and football fandom of decades past.
MONTHLY LIVE Q&A WITH ROB & JONATHAN
Your chance to ask two of football’s leading writers anything. Submit your questions about recent episodes, football history, their journalism, or upcoming projects — and hear their answers in our LIVE members-only Q&A.
JOIN THE IT WAS COMMUNITY
Connect with fellow fans & nostalgia lovers Meet other members who share your passion for football history. Be part of the conversation and help shape the future of the show.
What’s included
- Exclusive content
- Q&As
- Ad-free episodes
- Private community
Follow the link here - or go to Patreon.com and search for It Was What It Was
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Well, welcome to it was what it was and welcome to this little bonus treat, a little bit of a tease for you. |
| 0:06.4 | As you know, we have our own Patreon channel and on that we have all sorts of exciting things like question and answer sessions. |
| 0:13.1 | We flick through old shoot magazines with special bonus editions and we have World Cup Wednesday. |
| 0:19.4 | And World Cup Wednesday conveniently this week falls on 1966, which we all know is the most important World Cup Wednesday. And World Cup Wednesday, conveniently this week falls on 1966, |
| 0:23.2 | which we all know is the most important World Cup ever, |
| 0:25.8 | the high point in World Cup history, |
| 0:28.3 | because we recognise there will be quite a lot of people who would like to listen to, |
| 0:33.2 | at least a little bit of that episode. |
| 0:34.5 | We've decided to give you a small portion of it on it, |
| 0:37.4 | on it was what it was |
| 0:38.4 | today but do sign up to our patreon to get the whole edition we hope you enjoy it the world cup |
| 0:44.1 | wednesday's running all the way up to and through the world cup where we're going through |
| 0:47.8 | every single and world cup and some of its significant historical and political and economic and |
| 0:53.0 | cultural landmarks that go on there. |
| 0:55.5 | So we hope we enjoy this little portion of today's episode. |
| 0:58.4 | And don't forget to check out our Patreon page. |
| 1:07.6 | So welcome to It Was What It Was and welcome to our World Cup Wednesdays. |
| 1:12.4 | It's me, Rob Drape, who is Jonathan Wilson. |
| 1:15.2 | And we're going through Jonathan Wilson's book, The Power and the Glory, |
| 1:18.2 | ticking off each World Cup. |
| 1:19.6 | It's a little Advent calendar to get you excited about USA, Canada and Mexico this summer. |
| 1:25.0 | And we have reached Peak World Cup. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Overlap, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of The Overlap and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.