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"They think it's all over" is a quote from
Kenneth Wolstenholme
Kenneth Wolstenholme, DFC & Bar (17 July 1920 – 25 March 2002) was an English football commentator for BBC television in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best remembered for his commentary during the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final; in the closing minu ...
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TV commentary in the closing moments of the
1966 FIFA World Cup Final
The 1966 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium, London, on 30 July 1966 to determine the winner of the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth FIFA World Cup. The match was contested by England and West Germany, with England ...
, when
England
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beat
West Germany
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4–2 after
extra time
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to win the
FIFA World Cup
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. In the final few seconds of the match, Wolstenholme said:
:''And here comes Hurst! He's got...''
:: (Wolstenholme is distracted by some of the crowd spilling onto the pitch)
:''Some people are on the pitch! They think it's all over!''
::(
Geoff Hurst
Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst (born 8 December 1941) is an English former professional footballer. A striker, he became the first man to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final when England recorded a 4–2 victory over West Germany at Wembley St ...
scores to put
England
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two goals ahead)
:''It is now, it's four!''
Soon after the 1966 victory, Wolstenholme's quote became a widely used expression.
In popular culture
The phrase, along with other calls from English football matches, appears in
New Order's song "
World In Motion
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", although in that case Wolstenholme re-recorded it with the slightly different words "Well, some of the crowd are on the pitch. They think it's all over. Well it is now". The British band
The Dentists
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called their first album ''
Some People Are on the Pitch They Think It's All Over It Is Now'' in Wolstenholme's honour; the LP begins with a
sample
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of Wolstenholme's original commentary. Track #3 on British
folk metal
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act
Skyclad's EP ''
Jig-a-Jig'' is called "They Think It's All Over". The song contains the phrase "They think it's all over. Well is it now?" in its chorus and includes several references to the
1966 FIFA World Cup
The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 July to 30 July 1966. The England national football team defeated West Germany 4-2 in the ...
.
In Neil Marshall's ''
Dog Soldiers
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'' the last words that the character Cooper says are, "You think it's all over? It is now."
The quotation was also used as the title of the BBC's satirical sports quiz show ''
They Think It's All Over
"They think it's all over" is a quote from Kenneth Wolstenholme's BBC TV commentary in the closing moments of the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final, when England beat West Germany 4–2 after extra time to win the FIFA World Cup. In the final few seco ...
'', which appeared on
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, p ...
from 1995 to 2006. The show has heightened the popularity of the phrase in recent years, though Kenneth Wolstenholme was reportedly unhappy with the use of the phrase for the title of the show.
An alternative mix for
The Beatles
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song "
Glass Onion
A glass onion is a shape of bottle developed in the 17th century.
The term may also refer to:
* "Glass Onion" (song), a 1968 song by the Beatles.
* '' Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery'', a 2022 film by Rian Johnson
** ''Glass Onion: A Knives ...
", which appeared on ''
Anthology 3
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'', contained a portion of Kenneth Wolstenholme's commentary. At the end of the track he can be heard shouting "It's a goal!" repeating for several seconds until the track fades.
In the
Discworld
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book ''
Unseen Academicals
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'' the book has two false endings, each followed by "You think it's all over?" and at the actual end "It is Now!"
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parodist Dave Henson used the line to refer to the 1966 winning team during his parody of "