 England defeated West Germany 4–2 in the final to win their first World Cup; the match had finished at 2–2 after 90 minutes and went to extra time, when Geoff Hurst scored two goals to complete his hat-trick, the first and as of 2018 only to be scored in a World Cup final, with spectators storming the pitch during the fourth goal.England were the fifth nation to win the event, and the third host nation to win after Uruguay in 1930 and Italy in 1934.Brazil were the defending champions, but they failed to progress from the group stage.