THE LOWDOWN — THE FULL HISTORY
THE TIMING
Released on the eve of England's 2026 World Cup campaign, the film returns to the only World Cup England have won.
JULY 1966
At Wembley, Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick, still the only one in a World Cup final. Bobby Moore lifted the Jules Rimet trophy.
THE WORDS
Kenneth Wolstenholme's line, 'They think it's all over… it is now', is what England have chased for sixty years.
THE FULL STORY
This reel is taken from Episode 9 of The World Cup Universe, 'It Is Now'.
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THE TERRACES — DISCUSSION
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