The 2014 FIFA World Cup is underway in Brazil. At Pathé, some of us are football crazy – others less so! But whether you like your footie or not, there are some stories in the Pathé archive of interest to all. So, if you love football or just don’t want to feel left out of the conversation, here are some essential videos from Pathé’s vintage World Cup coverage.
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MIGHTY ENGLAND – 1966
British Pathé has excellent coverage of the 1966 World Cup in fabulous Technicolor. The match, between England and West Germany, took place at Wembley. Note how the English and German fans are intermingled.
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PICKLES THE DOG FINDS THE WORLD CUP – 1966
Incredibly, there almost wasn’t a trophy to give England that year. The Cup was stolen, only to be discovered wrapped in newspaper on a London street by a dog called Pickles. This Pathé film shows Pickles getting his reward. Sadly, Pickles died the following year.
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HOW FOOTBALLS ARE MADE
This 1966 film shows footballs being made in Yorkshire for the World Cup. A surprisingly interesting look at something most of us never really give much thought to.
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1966 – IN-DEPTH
Here’s our gallery of fun 1966 World Cup facts for those who want a more in-depth look at that fantastic year for English football: http://www.britishpathe.com/gallery/world-cup
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THE COMPLETE BRITISH PATHE WORLD CUP COLLECTION
For those of you less enamoured with the great game (like your author – sorry, football fans!), if friends or colleagues mention a game from pre-1966 (unlikely) or from the post-Pathé era (quite likely), don’t panic! Just nod and say, “That was a very memorable match” – this can be used for both good and bad games. You’ll blend right in.
For those who want to delve more deeply into the Pathé archive than 1966, the company’s coverage of other World Cup years was more limited, but there are some good films, especially of qualifying matches. You can find every Pathé World Cup film in this collection on our website.
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To everyone everywhere, enjoy the World Cup!
British Pathé 
Reblogged this on Volcano Punch and commented:
Very interesting. Love the Pickles the Dog story!!
Pickles the Dog = World Cup Hero
These are wonderful! Thanks for featuring them!
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Looking forward to this year’s WC games. Hoping for some surprises this time. 🙂
The world cup, has gone through a long age
it＇s good
Love seeing these flashbacks!
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Love it! Hope Brazil can win the World Cup 🙂
Oooh England! Hopefully one day, they will return to glory,
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Fussbol is a game that is called Soccer in our land, even though the only one that uses his foot is the Kicker/Punter. U.S.A.!
’66 was a year that gave us Paint It, Black & 19th Nervous Breakdown, as well as, World Cup Willie!
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what a classic!!!
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Also from British Pathe amazing color footage of the World Cup 1966 where England beat Germany in the final. Great background soundtrack with commentator and crowd cheering.
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