World Cup The World Cup was a football tournament in which various nations across Earth participated . The winner of the tournament received the Jules Rimet Trophy . ( PROSE : " The Rag & Bone Man ' s Story " ) In the 1962 quarterfinals , England lost to Brazil in Chile . ( PROSE : " The Rag & Bone Man ' s Story " ) The 1966 World Cup was held in England . ( AUDIO : " Changing of the Guard " ) In March of that year , the Jules Rimet trophy was stolen by a goldsmith . He stole the trophy to get gold to repair an alien ship that crashed . The First Doctor , Steven Taylor , and Dodo Chaplet found the trophy and helped the aliens leave Earth . The Doctor left the trophy in a bag in a street and it was discovered a few minutes later . Prior to this event , Steven had never heard of the World Cup . ( AUDIO : " This Sporting Life " ) During the 1966 World Cup ' s final match between England and West Germany , Joseph Galloway , who possessed the Blessing Star , watched the match , and the jewel started to respond to his fervent wish for England ' s victory over Germany . As he watched the final , the First Doctor , fresh from his victory over WOTAN , found him . The Time Lord had been tracking down the Star so as to tie up loose ends from his last visit to England . To his dismay , he found the Star too late . By then , the Star had started to overload , taking in not just the rag and bones man ' s wishes , but those of people all over England . The Star allowed England to make a very close shot into the German goal , but no more . It exploded , overwhelmed by the hopes of an entire nation . England went on to win , but without any further help from the Star . ( PROSE : " The Rag & Bone Man ' s Story " ) England won 4 - 2 against West Germany in 1966 , after a hat trick scored by Geoff Hurst . The Ninth Doctor recalled being there , and that one of the goals was because of the linesman . As part of his plan to gradually change history so that human ity would never venture out into space , Igrix changed the result to 5 - 2 by having the Lend - a - Hand girls give the England team a nutritious meal before the World Cup final to build them up for a greater victory . After the Doctor defeated Igrix ' plans , he mentioned that he " oughta fix " the extra goal that was scored . ( COMIC : " The Love Invasion " ) On 11 July 1982 , Italy beat West Germany in the World Cup final with a score of three to one . Much to Charley Pollard ' s disdain , the Eighth Doctor enthused over the victory , and briefly joined in the public celebrations in the Italian village of Ferrara . Unbeknownst to the revellers , however , Ferrara ( and the world beyond ) was being invaded by the Threllip s . As part of the subterfuge to end the invasion , the Doctor convinced the Threllip that the jubilation in Ferrara was actually a sign of an illness called " World Cup Fever " , to which the Threllips were also susceptible . ( AUDIO : " Living Legend " ) The 2006 World Cup took place in Munich . ( PROSE : " Forgotten " ) The World Cup final in Wembley Stadium took place in 2030 , with the Eleventh Doctor calling it " one of the greatest football matches in history ! " He meant to take Amy Pond here , but instead they ended up on a space station . ( COMIC : " Apotheosis " ) In 2050 , the New Wembly Space Stadium had what appeared to be the England 2010 World Cup team playing . The Eleventh Doctor saw from the match programme that the England team was borrowed from the past by the Chronos Corporation . With a team of computerised robots playing in opposition the Doctor investigated as the eleven players from the England squad walked onto the pitch . Behind the scenes the Doctor used his psychic paper to pass himself and Amy off as laundry service to gain access to the England changing room . The Doctor soon recognised a perception field generator with a big on / off lever . Without hesitation the Doctor turned it off and the players on the pitch were revealed to be multi - tentacled purple alien players . With an angry crowd outside in the stadium the Doctor and Amy made a sharp exit with the Doctor explaining he knew the England team were imposters when he spotted one of them had a tentacle and revealed the outcome of the World Cup to Amy . ( COMIC : " Foul Play " ) Behind the scenes . The airing date of " The Lodger " , in which the Doctor played football , was two days into the FIFA World Cup 2010 . As the episode finished , the first England / USA match started on ITV .