World Cup Sculpture World Cup Sculpture The World Cup Sculpture, or simply The Champions, is a bronze statue of the 1966 World Cup Final located near West Ham United Football Club's now demolished Boleyn Ground (Upton Park) stadium in the London Borough of Newham, England. It depicts a famous victory scene photographed after the final, held at the old Wembley Stadium in London, featuring Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters and Ray Wilson. It was the first and only time England had won the World Cup, and England captain Moore is pictured held shoulder high, holding the Jules Rimet Trophy aloft. Jointly commissioned
Phil Taylor (footballer, born 1917) became captain and remained a Liverpool player until 1971, captaining the side to two league titles and an FA Cup triumph. Striker Roger Hunt, given his debut by Taylor in 1958, spent 11 years at Anfield and scored 286 goals, and was also a member of England's World Cup winning side in 1966. Taylor lived to the age of 95, and was believed to be the oldest living England international footballer at the time of his death, one of the last surviving players to have played before World War II. He died on 1 December 2012. Phil Taylor (footballer, born