West Germany came second to England.
4 times ( 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002 )
Holland came second in the 2010 world cup.
Portugal came in thrid in 1966 and came in fourth in 2006.
England won the football world cup first. They won it in 1966, and the Rugby World Cup in 2003.
Italy won the world cup in 2006, France came second.
The runner up in the first World Cup 1930 is Argentina.
No, the Netherlands came second, they lost to Spain who won the World cup.
No, Scotland did not play in the 1966 World Cup.
The 1966 world cup was held in England.
England hosted the world cup in 1966.
England's best performance in a world cup was in 1966 when they famously won it, beating Germany 4-2 in the final. Their second best performance was in 1990 when they came 4th after narrowly losing in the semi-finals against Germany on penalties.
England won theworld cup in 1966.