 However, they did defeat the 1934 World Cup winners Italy 3–2, in a match dubbed the "Battle of Highbury", in November 1934.On 1 December 1937, Stanley Matthews scored a hat-trick in England's 5–4 victory over Czechoslovakia.The England team also included Vic Woodley, Wilf Copping, Stan Cullis, Len Goulden, Willie Hall, John Morton and Bert Sproston.