Costa Rica is moving on to the knockout stage of the World Cup. Italy and Uruguay both have a chance to emerge from the group. England, on the other, is done after just two games. It’ll play a third game, but it won’t mean shit. England is officially eliminated from the World Cup.
For being a country that loves soccer, England has only won one World Cup — all the way back in 1966. Since most of us probably don’t remember 1966 that well, here are five other events that transpired the same year England won its last World Cup:
The Texas Western men’s basketball team won the national title
The team started five black players for the first time in NCAA Championship history.
