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| 51°31′48.43″N 0°2′16.5″E / 51.5301194°N 0.037917°E | |
| Location | Near the site of Boleyn Ground (Upton Park), the former home of West Ham United |
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| Designer | Philip Jackson |
| Type | statue |
| Material | bronze sculpture |
| Height | 16 feet (4.9 m) |
| Beginning date | 2001 |
| Completion date | 2003 |
| Opening date | 28 April 2003 |
| Dedicated to | England's 1966 World Cup Final victory |
The World Cup Sculpture, or simply The Champions, is a bronze statue of the 1966 World Cup Final located near the site of West Ham United Football Club's former Boleyn Ground (Upton Park) stadium in the London Borough of Newham, England. It depicts a famous victory scene photographed after the final, held at the old Wembley Stadium in London, featuring Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters and Ray Wilson. It remains the only time the England national football team have won the World Cup, and England captain Moore is pictured held shoulder high by his colleagues, holding the Jules Rimet Trophy aloft.
Jointly commissioned by Newham Council and West Ham United, the statue stands at the junction of Barking Road and Green Street, near the former location of the Boleyn Ground. It commemorates West Ham's contribution to the victory, with Moore, Hurst and Peters having all been West Ham players at the time of the 1966 World Cup. Sculpted by the Royal Sculptor Philip Jackson, it was unveiled in 2003 by Prince Andrew, president of the Football Association. Jackson went on to also sculpt the statue of Bobby Moore unveiled at the new Wembley when it opened in 2007.