New Delhi: No World Cup goal has ever been discussed more often.
At 2-2 in extra time in the 1966 final against West Germany, Hurst receives the ball in the penalty area, turns, and shoots, the ball hits the bar, bounces down on/over the line. The referree awarded a goal after speaking to the linesman.
England beat West Germany 4-2 after extra time in a thrilling final at Wembley, when Geoff Hurst made history with a hattrick - including the most controversial World Cup goal of all time.
Did the ball cross the line after bouncing down from the underside of the crossbar? The debate still rages.
Over the years since 1966, new technologies have been used to prove – or disprove - once and for all that the ball really was over the line.
The match referee, Gottfried Dienst of Switzerland, made his decision after consulting a Russian linesman who had no hesitation in awarding the goal.
And no other event in World Cup history has ever aroused as much discussion.
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