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World Cup snub
England beat West Germany in the 1966 World Cup, for the first time since the tournament began in 1930. But there's a lesser-known story - about how it was boycotted by an entire continent. Piers Edwards travelled to Accra, Cairo and back to London, to research the story.
(Photo: Bobby Moore, the England national football team captain, being held aloft by his team mates after England had won the Jules Rimet trophy at the 1966 World Cup Final.)
(Credit: Associated Press)
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