England’s first qualifying campaign for the FIFA World Cup doubled as the 1950 British Home Championship.The series kicked off for England on 15 October 1949 at Ninian Park, Cardiff, against Wales. Stan Mortensen gave England the lead after twenty two minutes, and just seven minutes later, Jackie Milburn doubled the lead. This was the first goal of Milburn’s hat trick, which left England 4–0 …

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