On the eve of the World Cup, the wives and girlfriends of England’s biggest football stars have already enjoyed a lavish build-up to the biggest footballing tournament on the planet – checking in at opulent five-star accommodation close to the Florida hotel where the squad has been based.
Tomorrow, ahead of the Three Lions’ opening match against Croatia under the searing Texan sun next Wednesday, the WAGs will follow the squad to their base in Kansas – residing in another luxurious bolthole.
Thomas Tuchel, as his predecessor Gareth Southgate did, has made it clear that support from England’s WAGs is vital to the squad’s chances of lifting the most coveted trophy in the game – if the team make it to the latter stages, many of the players’ glamorous other halves will have spent nearly two months across the Pond.
Roll the decades back to those heady days of 1966 when England actually got their hands on the gleaming Jules Rimet trophy and the role of the WAGs – then exclusively wives, with just one fiancée in the mix – could not have been more different.
Celebrations, following England’s nerve-jangling 4-2 victory over West Germany at Wembley on that historic Saturday night at July’s end, were entirely segregated.
The original, and reassuringly ordinary, WAGs – but the wives of England’s 1996 World Cup heroes existed in a different realm to the more entitled partners of today’s national squad. Pictured from left: Tina Moore, Mrs Peters, Mrs Hurst, Mrs Springett and Mrs Bonetti at the Kensington hotel where the England squad celebrated – away from their wives – on July 30th 1966
Bobby Charlton plants a kiss – while holding a cigarette – on the forehead of his elegant wife Norma the night after the team lifted the Jules Rimet trophy in July 1966
A photo taken in a chophouse restaurant at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington shows the wives of England’s history-makers, including Tina Moore and Judith Hurst, toasting their men.
The women cut elegant but understated figures, reflecting the still demure – but increasingly freer – fashions of the era, their hair was backcombed into the beehives that 1960s icons such as Audrey Hepburn, Jacqueline Kennedy and Brigitte Bardot had all made famous.
Yet there isn’t an England footballer in sight in the black-and-white image; the heroes of the hour had been whisked downstairs to a glittering reception hosted by the Football Association and Prime Minister Harold Wilson. For the wives, the message was clear – no player plus ones were allowed.
Nobby Stiles’ wife, Kay, then 24, and mother to a six-week-old son whom she’d left at home with family in Dublin, said afterwards that the ‘best day of our lives’ had been tempered by FA chauvinism.
Mrs Stiles revealed to the Daily Mail in 2016: ‘They allowed some women to the banquet, but not us. We had to sit by ourselves with some man from the FA. I still have no idea who he was.
‘If just one of us had been brave enough to say “this isn’t right”, we’d all have backed her up. But times were different then. No one wanted to be pushy.’
Later, token gifts – boxes containing pairs of commemorative scissors – were handed out to the wives and finally, at around midnight, the players were released from the reception and allowed to reunite with their partners.
Peak WAG? The class of 2006 saw the term ‘WAG’ officially enter the lexicon, with Victoria Beckham, right, Cheryl Tweedy, left, and Coleen Rooney, centre, stealing their footballer partners’ thunder from the stands at the Germany World Cup
A media circus followed the squad’s wives and girlfriends around Baden Baden Victoria Beckham, far left, Coleen Rooney, centre, and Elen Rivas, far right, were all part of the group of WAGs in the Black Forest town
Some 60 years on and England’s WAGs exist in an entirely different realm to their 1966 counterparts.
The latest generation of wives and girlfriends, including Harry Kane’s wife Katie Goodland, Jude Bellingham’s glamorous model partner Ashlyn Castro and Bukayo Saka’s fiancee Tolami Benson enjoy gilded lifestyles where designer clothes, private jets and luxury homes are entirely normal in their everyday lives.
However, their presence at this year’s tournament is still likely to be a reasonably low-key affair, having been privy to the pitfalls of WAG life by the infamous class of 2006.
That year, the upmarket German spa town of Baden-Baden became WAG Central when Victoria Beckham, Cheryl Tweedy, Elen Rivas, Coleen Rooney – then just 19, Abbey Clancy and Alex Gerrard sashayed into town, bringing a media circus with them.
England stars Bukayo Saka, left, Ivan Toney, centre, and Declan Rice in Florida this week, where the WAGs have also been staying
The WAGS currently supporting their England footballer partners are likely to take a more low-key approach than some of their 2006 counterparts. Left: Tolami Benson and Bukayo Saka pictured in New York earlier this year. Right: Harry Kane with wife Kate at the close of the Bayern Munich season
They pouted and posed their way to England’s peak WAG era, with the crosses and corners on the pitch overshadowed by the showboating appearances – often allegedly orchestrated with waiting paparazzi – of the wives and girlfriends.
The term ‘WAG’ wasn’t even common parlance until Posh and Co descended on the Black Forest… but every England team since the 1950s has had one thing in common – a supportive cast of women behind them.
Here’s what being a wife or girlfriend to the stars of the nation’s football team has looked like through the decades:
1966: England
A dream day for the England players… but the wives of the nation’s history-makers didn’t travel to tournaments – and weren’t invited to the party after the famous victory
England World Cup hero and his wife Judith pictured the day after the team won in 1966
It’s been 60 years – of hurt – since England lifted the trophy that would make instant heroes of its squad. As yet, it’s a feat that has eluded every England team since.
The landscape for the players and their wives was entirely different – with more traditional societal roles ensuring the wives of star players such as Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Alan Ball were merely bit part players.
The Football Association even excluded them from the victory champagne reception at London’s Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington. They dined separately with their husbands coming up to collect them at around midnight.
Kathleen Peters, the wife of midfielder Martin Peters, told the Daily Mail in 2018: ‘We were overwhelmed and just sat in the hotel room, staring at his medal like two kids. We didn’t even drink champagne – I think I made us a cup of tea.’
One wife was absent, Jack Charlton’s wife Pat – who passed away aged 92 in 2022.
She watched the Final on a black-and-white TV in her modest semi-detached house in Leeds with her mother.
Bobby Charlton with his wife Norma; wives wouldn’t join their star player husbands at World Cups, unlike the WAGs at this year’s tournament
‘Of course we were very proud of them, but we were not involved like the wives and girlfriends are these days at all,’ she shared.
Pat, married to Jack for 60 years, remembered how he rang her about an hour after the match, and came home the next day – stopping at a transport cafe for a down-to-earth plate of egg and chips.
The separations while the tournament was on were hard, she said. ‘They would go off for two or three weeks before the World Cup and you wouldn’t see them.’
But that was the way England manager Alf Ramsey insisted that it should be. He didn’t want his players to have any contact with their wives – they were allowed phone calls and letters only.
Patricia Hunt, who was divorced from Roger in 1981, explained: ‘We had a very different relationship with the management. They kept the wives and families at a distance. We were definitely not involved or invited. Our role was not even considered.’
She seems astonished that one of this year’s players, Fabian Delph, returned from Russia to the UK to be with his wife for the birth of their third child.
‘If that had happened in Alf Ramsey’s day, he would have said: ‘Go home… and don’t come back after.’ It would not even have been considered a possibility.
‘Football is not just a game any more,’ said Pat. ‘The money they earn, the cars they drive, the mansions they live in and the lifestyles they lead are totally different from the way it was for us.’
This much is true – the England team were paid a tiny fraction of current wages.
Tina Moore, pictured at the hotel banquet in Kensington, reflected on the earnings of her husband Bobby in 2018, saying: ‘We didn’t have anything like their money, but we did have a wonderful life’
Martin Peters earned around £120 a week at Tottenham (the equivalent of £1,770).
Harry Kane, who played for the same club, was on £200,000 a week in 2018. Now he is estimated to be on £400,000 a week at Bayern Munich.
Pat added: ‘We were ordinary people. Your husband was playing a game of football, but it was no big fuss made. I would have hated to have been looked at and analysed and watched as the WAGs are, but now it’s all big money and celebrity.
‘Rebekah Vardy flies out with all the family on a private jet, then she’s on the telly on Loose Women and is out until 3am or 4am, and it’s all about publicity.
‘I suppose they do it and absolutely love it, and good luck to them, if they can handle it.’
Tina Moore, married to 1966 England captain Bobby until 1986, added: ‘We didn’t have anything like their money, but we did have a wonderful life.
‘Would I like to be a WAG today? I don’t know, to be honest. My husband was handsome and charismatic, but you never had too much concern [about predatory female rivals].
‘Nowadays it’s horrendous – women pursue footballers because they know that they could end up with a great lifestyle. I wish them luck with it.’
1970: Mexico
One famous photo shows a glammed up Tina joined by Geoff Hurst’s wife Judith, Martin Peters’ wife Kathy and Peter Bonnetti’s wife Judith all boarding the plane to Mexico
However, WAG-wise, the Mexican World Cup saw significantly less fanfare, with manager Sir Alf Ramsey once again cracking down on the players, insisting they should dedicate their time to the sport rather than treating the tournament like a holiday
Four years on from lifting the trophy on home soil, expectation could not have been greater on the shoulders of England’s stars.
However, WAG-wise, the Mexican World Cup saw significantly less fanfare, with manager Alf once again cracking down on the players, insisting they should dedicate their time to the sport rather than treating the tournament like a holiday.
For this reason, time with their wives was limited and they still stayed largely out of the spotlight.
However, one famous photo shows a glammed up Tina joined by Geoff Hurst’s wife Judith, Martin Peters’ wife Kathy, and Peter Bonetti’s wife Judith all boarding the plane to Mexico.
1982: Spain
In Spain some players brought their children as well as their wives. Left-back Kenny Sansom and his wife Elaine were among the famous couples of the era, along with Arsenal legend Graham Rix and his wife Gill. Glenn Hoddle was also supported by his wife Anne Stirling
Liverpool forward Kevin Keegan was also, during this era, often snapped alongside loyal wife Jean Woodhouse
After failing to qualify for two world cups in a year, spirits were high as the England squad made their way to Spain in 1982.
A carnival atmosphere consumed the players at Luton airport as they prepared to make the short trip to Spain for the inaugural tournament.
Ron Greenwood took charge of a squad that included names such as Terry Butcher, Glenn Hoddle, Trevor Brooking and Kevin Keegan.
But having topped their group in the first round, a three-way round robin saw them eliminated in a second round group including Germany and holders Spain.
And this time, some players didn’t just bring their wives – but also their children.
Left-back Kenny Sansom and his wife Elaine were among the famous couples of the era, along with Arsenal legend Graham Rix and his wife Gill.
Midfielder-turned-manager and pundit Glenn Hoddle was also supported by his wife Anne Stirling.
Liverpool forward Kevin Keegan was also, during this era, often snapped alongside loyal wife Jean Woodhouse.
1986: Mexico
The England team strayed away from the spotlight during this era – although breakout striker Gary would get married to Michelle Cockayne later that year – but the France squad’s glamorous wives and girlfriends were often pictured supporting in the stands
While 1986 is remembered as a legendary time for the England team, with Gary Lineker winning the Golden Boot after scoring six goals, the tournament is best remembered for Diego Maradona’s unforgettable ‘Hand of God’ goal.
While she was not physically there in Mexico, Diego’s childhood sweetheart Claudia Villafañe – whom he married three years later – was watching the game from Naples, Italy, with their baby.
The England team stayed away from the spotlight during this era – although breakout striker Gary would get married to Michelle Cockayne later that year – but the France squad’s glamorous wives and girlfriends were often pictured supporting in the stands.
1990: Italy
Gary Lineker and his wife Michelle relaxed at the England’s World Cup base in Sardinia during Italia 90
Bryan Robson and his wife Denise even posed for photos on the beach while soaking up some sun
For many people of a certain vintage, Italia 90 remains one of the most thrilling tournaments England have ever been involved in – who could forget Paul Gasgoigne’s tears after he was booked in the semi-final against West Germany?
The star player’s realisation that he wouldn’t make the final if England made it ended up as one of the decade’s most recognisable moments. He might have saved his tears had he known the team would crash out on penalties.
England’s 1990 squad featured breakout stars including legendary goalkeeper Peter Shilton, John Barnes, who would go on to be one of Liverpool’s greatest ever players, and Bryan Robson – who eventually became Manchester United’s longest-serving captain.
And while press attention was certainly beginning to increase on the lives of footballers and their partners, it was far from the level we see today.
However, snaps from the tournament show Barnes and his wife Suzy sporting retro padded shoulder-adorned outfits as they arrive at their hotel alongside Peter and wife Sue Flitcroft.
Meanwhile, Bryan Robson and his wife Denise even posed for photos on the beach while soaking up some sun, while Gary Lineker and his then wife Michelle – mother to his four sons – also relaxed at the team’s base in Sardinia.
1998: France
Instead, France’s WAGs once again dominated the stands. However, even then, the WAG life was far from the level of luxury we see today.
There was no private jet or chauffeur – those who wanted to accompany their partners took the Eurostar at Waterloo International
England’s 1998 World Cup squad held the beginnings of a golden age of football for the country, with the likes of David Beckham, Michael Owen and Gary Neville on the team.
However, while Becks would tie the knot with Victoria Beckham that year, the legendary era of WAGs was yet to begin.
Instead, France’s WAGs once again dominated the stands. However, even then, the WAG life was far from the level of luxury we see today.
There was no private jet or chauffeur – those who wanted to accompany their partners took the Eurostar at Waterloo International.
2002: South Korea and Japan
It is often thought that the term WAG was coined during the 2002 World Cup, hosted in South Korea and Japan.
The Telegraph at the time reported that the phrase was coined by staff at a Dubai Hotel where the wives and girlfriends of players had stayed.
2006: Germany
Perhaps more famous than the players themselves were their very glamorous wives and girlfriends – or WAGs – who made headline upon headline for their nights out and shopping sprees in the sleepy German town of Baden-Baden, where the World Cup was held that year
Elsewhere, Liverpudlian stunner Abbey Clancy found fame as a lingerie model before marrying Peter Crouch
Louise Owen was among the famous 2006 WAGs cheering Michael Owen on from the stands
Lisa Roughead and Vanessa Perroncel Partner pictured in 2006
Victoria Beckham , Cheryl Cole and Coleen Rooney (pictured) were among the statement belt and designer shades-clad celebrities who were on hand to show support for their partners, who despite an all-star team were eliminated in the quarter-finals
It was the year Shakira‘s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ was taking over club speakers, viewers were tuning into a nail-biting X-Factor final with a young Leona Lewis – and something called ‘Twitter‘ was the hot new website on the block.
But along with Britney Spears filing for divorce from K-Fed and David Tennant’s Doctor Who and Rose travelling to New Earth, British football was on a high with one of the most impressive FIFA World Cup England squads of all time.
And perhaps more famous than the players themselves were their very glamorous wives and girlfriends – or WAGs – who made headline upon headline for their nights out and shopping sprees in the sleepy German town of Baden-Baden, where the World Cup was held that year.
Victoria Beckham, Cheryl Cole and Coleen Rooney were among the statement belt and designer shades-clad celebrities who were on hand to show support for their partners, who despite an all-star team were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
Elsewhere, Liverpudlian stunner Abbey Clancy found fame as a lingerie model before marrying Peter Crouch.
It also included former nail technician Alex Curran, who met midfielder Steven Gerrard in 2002, Joe Cole’s model wife Carly, Frank Lampard’s ex Elen Rivas, Middlesbrough player Stewart Downing’s wife Michaela, John Terry’s wife Toni Poole and Michael Carrick’s wife Lisa Roughead.
Enraged public opinion even went so far as to blame the pack of stiletto-stomping, bronzed women with hair extensions on England’s loss, rather than a penalty shootout with Portugal – but they have come a long way since then.
2010: South Africa
Spain’s Iker Casillas was dating sports journalist Sara Carbonero – once voted the sexiest reporter in the world. The star couple famously kissed on air during a post-match interview after Spain won the World Cup
Elsewhere, Germany’s Bastian Schweinsteiger was at the time dating the glamorous Sarah Brandner – who has become known as Germany’s ‘queen of WAGs’
The England WAGs spurned the start of a new level of superstardom for both footballers and their wives.
And in 2010, it could be seen across the globe too.
Spain’s Iker Casillas was dating sports journalist Sara Carbonero – once voted the sexiest reporter in the world. The star couple famously kissed on air during a post-match interview after Spain won the World Cup.
Elsewhere, Germany’s Bastian Schweinsteiger was at the time dating the glamorous Sarah Brandner – who has become known as Germany’s ‘queen of WAGs’.
2014: Brazil
Argentina’s Lionel Messi was cheered on from the stands by childhood sweetheart Antonela Roccuzzo
On the international stage, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo was dating supermodel Irina Shayk
Frank Lampard’s then-girlfriend Christine was cheering him on in the stands
Making their own way to see their husbands play in Brazil were Coleen Rooney (pictured), Joe Hart’s partner Kimberley Crew and Steven Gerrard’s wife Alex Gerrard
The cultural reign of the Baden-Baden WAGs continued in 2014 – but England manager Roy Hodgson and the Football Association were said to have ‘heavily restricted their access’.
Making their own way to see their husbands play in Brazil were Coleen Rooney, Joe Hart’s partner Kimberly Crew, Steven Gerrard’s wife Alex Gerrard and Frank Lampard’s then new-fiancée, Christine Lampard.
On the international stage, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo was dating supermodel Irina Shayk, while Argentina’s Lionel Messi was cheered on from the stands by childhood sweetheart Antonela Roccuzzo.
2018: Russia
Germany’s Kevin Trapp was supported by his Brazilian model girlfriend, and Victoria’s Secret Angel Izabel Goulart
Georgina Rodriguez, then-girlfriend of Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal during the 2018 FIFA World Cup
It was a WAG full house for the England team in 2018. Pictured, Dele Allis’ girlfriend Ruby Mae
Pictured left to right: Millie Savage, Gemma Acton, Megan Davison, Becky Vardy, Annabel Peyton, Fern Hawkins, Shannon Horlock, Annie Kilner and Lucia Loi
Gold-coloured Chanel bag? Studded Valentino heels? Skin-tight £163 catsuit? Check, check, check.
It was a WAG full house for the England team in 2018, with the likes of Millie Savage, Gemma Acton, Megan Davison, Becky Vardy, Annabel Peyton, Fern Hawkins, Shannon Horlock, Annie Kilner and Lucia Loi spotted in Saint Petersburg.
Elsewhere, Ronaldo’s supermodel girlfriend Irina was four years later replaced by Georgina Rodríguez, a model he met in 2016. The pair got engaged last year.
And Germany’s Kevin Trapp was supported by his Brazilian model girlfriend, and Victoria’s Secret Angel Izabel Goulart.
2022: Qatar
In 2022, the England team was supported by their proud partners, from Harry Kane’s wife Kate, to Jordan Pickford’s childhood sweetheart Megan Davison. Pictured left, Bukayo Saka’s fiancée Tolami Benson
Jack Grealish’s girlfriend Sasha Attwood pictured in the stands. The Everton star hasn’t made Thomas Tuchel’s squad
England star Conor Coady’s wife Amie shared a sweet photograph with her three children and her husband, sitting in the stands at an undisclosed stadium
In 2022, the England team was supported by their proud partners, from Harry Kane’s wife Kate, to Jordan Pickford’s childhood sweetheart Megan Davison.
A slew of WAGs were reported to be staying on a £1billion cruise liner during the international football tournament, where they cheered on the Three Lions.
It was also reported the WAGs had been issued with a strict list of rules to follow while they were in Qatar, including a ban on public displays of affection, and an order to dress modestly when they attend matches.
Along with enjoying trips to the beach, the WAGs partied up a storm on the liner, with sources claiming they celebrated England’s 6-2 victory over Iran by racking up a £20,000 bill.
Jack Grealish’s model girlfriend Sasha Attwood and wife of England defender Harry Maguire, Fern, were among the group partying until 2am with £250 bottles of champagne on the MSC World Europa earlier in the week.
Taking to Instagram to showcase moments from their trip, Bukayo Saka’s then-girlfriend (now fiancée) Tolami Benson posed up a storm in a tiny green bikini for her followers while Conor Coady’s wife Amie shared a sweet photograph with her three children and her husband, sitting in the stands at an undisclosed stadium.
What of the pre-1966 World Cup WAGs?
1950: Brazil
‘The original Posh and Becks’: England captain Billy Wright with his wife Joy Beverley, one of the Beverley Sisters, a hit musical group at the time
Being a footballer – and the partner of one – in post-war England looked was a world away from where the game is today. A working class sport, the game’s top players worked second jobs.
One of the decade’s star players – captain Billy Wright – and his wife Joy Beverley did set out the stall early for sporting glamour though, they were the Posh and Becks of their day.
Part of Forties sibling trio The Beverley Sisters, Joy shot to fame with her sisters, twins Teddie and Babs, but had one rule about life in the limelight. Any of them could get married, but they had to give the other two girls a year’s notice first.
The trio, famous for novelty numbers such as I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus and Little Drummer Boy, rose to become the highest-paid female performers in Britain, earning today’s equivalent of £10,000 a week at their height.
One of the ’50s breakout football stars Eddie Bailey pictured with his wife Elsie Bowers
But their career came to a startling halt after Joy, who died in 2015, aged 91, fell head over heels in love with the country’s best-known footballer, Wolves and England captain Billy Wright.
After they were married, the Beverley Sisters split up, and Joy declared her only role in life was, in true WAG style, to support her man.
Despite her wealth, she preferred to look after the housekeeping with a weekly allowance from Billy, and once said: ‘If it keeps my husband happy, it keeps me happy too. That’s the woman’s role, isn’t it? To say that and mean it.’
Indeed, Joy had a surprising love life, including marriage in 1945 to an American airman called Roger Carocari, who flew with the 303rd ‘Hell’s Angels’ bomber squadron. The couple were divorced in 1950, and Joy was left to look after their son Vincent alone.
She also had a love affair with French circus tiger tamer Gilbert Houcke, who performed in a leopardskin loincloth.
When Vincent was eight, Joy took him to see Wolverhampton Wanderers play as a treat. The outing changed her life. When she was introduced to the captain, Billy Wright, their eyes met: ‘Love at first sight,’ Joy said. ‘And it lasted. I wish everyone could have it.’
Billy accepted her son as his own and adopted the rest of the family, too. The sisters lived in three houses side-by-side in north London, and owned a fourth house for all their matching outfits. Their mother lived around the corner.
1954: Switzerland
At the time, the not so ‘WAG’-like WAGs included Nat Lofthouse’s wife Alma Fosrer and Tom Finney’s wife Elsie Finney (both pictured). However, their lives were largely kept out of the spotlight
After the disappointment against the United States and Spain four years earlier in South America, England, again under the stewardship of Winterbottom, were looking for an improved showing.
All smiles on the flight out to Switzerland, there was plenty to cheer in the tournament as England topped Group 4 with a 2-0 win over the hosts and a frantic 4-4 draw against Belgium.
But despite goals from Nat Lofthouse and Sir Tom Finney in the quarter-finals, the Three Lions were brushed aside by defending champions Uruguay 4-2 and they returned home without the trophy once more.
At the time, the not so ‘WAG’-like WAGs included Nat Lofthouse’s wife Alma Foster and Tom Finney’s wife Elsie Finney. However, their lives were largely kept out of the spotlight.
1958: Sweden
When Joy and Billy wed in 1958, the bride and her twin bridesmaids wore identical dresses, polka-dotted with bows at the waist
When Joy and Billy wed in 1958, the bride and her twin bridesmaids wore identical dresses, polka-dotted with bows at the waist.
The couple honeymooned for one night in Stratford-upon-Avon then settled down to married life on an ordinary London street. ‘There was no need to hide away in those days if you were a celebrity,’ Joy said. ‘If you wanted to, you could flaunt your wealth, but we had more moderation then.’
Billy was the star player and captain as Walter Winterbottom’s side travelled to South America with plenty of hope as the tournament picked up again after being postponed during the Second World War.
But despite opening their campaign with a 2-0 win over Chile – goals from Stanley Mortensen and Wilfred Mannion – the Three Lions suffered a shock defeat to the United States and then lost again to Spain.
In the 1950 format, only one team progressed from each of the four groups and England were eliminated at the first stage, coming home far sooner than planned.
1962: Chile
The WAGs of the era included Bobby Moore’s wife Tina (both pictured), Bobby Charlton’s wife Norma Ball, Jimmy Greaves’ wife Irene Barden and Gordon Banks’s wife Ursula
Arriving in Santiago in 1962, the England players cut a more relaxed group with smiles replaced with a stern scowl – business was on.
In a closely fought group England squeezed through to the knockout stages with one win and one draw having lost their opener to Hungary.
But, again, it would see the tournament ended at the quarter-final stages after a brace from Garrincha helped eventual tournament winners Brazil to a 3-1 win.
The WAGs of the era included Bobby Moore’s wife Tina, Bobby Charlton’s wife Norma Ball, Jimmy Greaves’ wife Irene Barden and Gordon Banks’s wife Ursula.
