1966 FIFA World Cup later discovered wrapped in newspaper as the dog sniffed under some bushes in London. The FA commissioned a replica cup in case the original cup was not found in time. This replica is held at the English National Football Museum in Manchester, where it is on display. "World Cup Willie", the mascot for the 1966 competition, was the first World Cup mascot, and one of the first mascots to be associated with a major sporting competition. "World Cup Willie" is a lion, a typical symbol of the United Kingdom, wearing a Union Flag jersey emblazoned with the words "WORLD CUP".
1966 FIFA World Cup Final television network (pointedly described as not the BBC). "Sleepers" is coy about what the film depicts and in the course of the story, the film is destroyed. Marking the 50th anniversary of England's World Cup victory in July 2016, ITV broadcast "1966 – A Nation Remembers", which was narrated by the actor Terence Stamp who attended every England game at the tournament. The World Cup win features in the song "Three Lions" (known by its chorus "Football's Coming Home"), the unofficial anthem of the England football team. England's win in the final also helped fans to create the "Two World