Hungary at the FIFA World Cup explained

The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.

Hungary have appeared in the FIFA World Cup on nine occasions, the first being at the 1934 where they reached the quarter-final. They have been runners-up on two occasions, in 1938 and 1954.[1] They have failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup since 1986.

Record at the FIFA World Cup

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Did not enter
Quarter-finals 6th 2 1 0 1 5 4
Final 2nd 4 3 0 1 15 5
Did not enter
Final 2nd 5 4 0 1 27 10
Group Stage 10th 4 1 1 2 7 5
Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 8 3
Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 8 7
Did not qualify
1974
Group Stage 15th 3 0 0 3 3 8
Group Stage 14th 3 1 1 1 12 6
Group Stage 18th 3 1 0 2 2 9
Did not qualify
2002
2018
2022
2026To be determined
2030
2034
Total Runners-up 9/25 32 15 3 14 87 57

By Match

World Cupwidth=110Roundwidth=150Opponentwidth=60Scorewidth=50Resultwidth=120VenueScorers
1934Round of 164–2align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WNaplesG. Toldi (2), P. Teleki, J. Vincze
Quarter-finals1–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LBolognaG. Sárosi
1938Round of 166–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WReimsG. Sárosi (2), G. Zsengellér (2), V. Kohut, G. Toldi
Quarter-finals2–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WLilleG. Sárosi, G. Zsengellér
Semi-finals5–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WParisG. Zsengellér (2), S. Jacobsson (o.g.), P. Titkos, G. Sárosi
Final2–4align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LParisP. Titkos, G. Sárosi
1954Group stage9–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WZürichS. Kocsis (3), F Puskás (2), P. Palotás (2), M. Lantos, Z. Czibor
8–3align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WBaselS. Kocsis (4), N. Hidegkuti (2), F. Puskás, J. Tóth
Quarter-finals4–2align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WBernS. Kocsis (2), N. Hidegkuti, M. Lantos
Semi-finals4–2 (a.e.t.)align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WLausanneS. Kocsis (2), Z. Czibor, N. Hidegkuti
Final2–3align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LBernF. Puskás, Z. Czibor
1958Group 31–1align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DSandvikenJ. Bozsik
1–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LSolnaL. Tichy
4–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WSandvikenL. Tichy (2), K. Sándor, J. Bencsics
1–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LSolnaL. Tichy
1962Group 42–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WRancaguaL. Tichy, F. Albert
6–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WRancaguaF. Albert (3), L. Tichy (2), E. Solymosi
0–0align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DRancagua
Quarter-finals0–1align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LRancagua
1966Group 31–3align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LManchesterF. Bene
3–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WLiverpoolF. Bene, J. Farkas, K. Mészöly
3–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WManchesterI. Davidov (o.g.), K. Mészöly, F. Bene
Quarter-finals1–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LSunderlandF. Bene
1978Group 11–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LBuenos AiresK. Csapó
1–3align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LMar del PlataA. Tóth
1–3align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LMar del PlataS. Zombori
1982Group 310–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WElcheL. Kiss (3), T. Nyilasi (2), L. Fazekas (2), G. Pölöskei, J. Tóth, L. Szentes
1–4align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LAlicanteG. Pölöskei
1–1align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DElcheJ. Varga
1986Group C0–6align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LIrapuato
2–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WIrapuatoM. Esterházy, L. Détári
0–3align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LLeón

Record by Opponent

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
OpponentWinsDrawsLossesTotalGoals ScoredGoals Conceded
012326
001112
010111
200273
200292
100120
001101
100160
100142
1001101
100121
002216
002237
100140
001113
100190
002218
101263
100120
100142
011223
1012106

FIFA World Cup Finals

1938 World Cup Final v Italy

See main article: 1938 FIFA World Cup Final.

The third edition of the FIFA World Cup was the first without the host team competing in the final. At half-time, defending champions Italy were leading by 3-1 and Hungary did not manage to get back into the game.

GK Aldo Olivieri
RB Alfredo Foni
LB Pietro Rava
RH Pietro Serantoni
LH Ugo Locatelli
CH Michele Andreolo
IR Giuseppe Meazza (c)
IL Giovanni Ferrari
OR Amedeo Biavati
CF Silvio Piola
OL Gino Colaussi
Manager:
Vittorio Pozzo
GK Antal Szabó
RB Sándor Bíró
LB Gyula Polgár
RH Gyula Lázár
LH Antal Szalay
CH György Szűcs
IR Gyula Zsengellér
IL Jenő Vincze
OR Pál Titkos
CF György Sárosi (c)
OL Ferenc Sas
Manager:
Alfréd Schaffer

1954 World Cup Final v West Germany

See main article: Miracle of Bern.

The Hungarian Golden Team were favourites for winning the World Cup in Switzerland in 1954 after 31 unbeaten games in the previous five years, among them a recent 7-1 against England and an 8–3 against their West German opponents in the group stage only two weeks before the final.

In one of the greatest comebacks in football history, the favoured Hungarians were defeated 2-3 despite an early 2–0 lead.

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GK 1 Toni Turek
RB 7 Josef Posipal
CB 10Werner Liebrich
LB 3 Werner Kohlmeyer
HB 6 Horst Eckel
HB 8 Karl Mai
IR 13Max Morlock
IL 16Fritz Walter (c)
OR 12Helmut Rahn
CF 15Ottmar Walter
OL 20Hans Schäfer
Manager:
Sepp Herberger
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GK 1 Gyula Grosics
RB 2 Jenő Buzánszky
CB 3 Gyula Lóránt
LB 4 Mihály Lantos
HB 5 József Bozsik
HB 6 József Zakariás
RW 11Zoltán Czibor
AM 9 Nándor Hidegkuti
LW 20Mihály Tóth
CF 8 Sándor Kocsis
CF 10Ferenc Puskás (c)
Manager:
Gusztáv Sebes

Record players

RankPlayerMatchesWorld Cups
1Sándor Mátrai121958, 1962 and 1966
Ferenc Sipos121958, 1962 and 1966
3Gyula Grosics111954, 1958 and 1962
4József Bozsik81954 and 1958
László Sárosi81958 and 1962
Lajos Tichy81958 and 1962
Kálmán Mészöly81962 and 1966
8Flórián Albert71962 and 1966
Gyula Rákosi71962 and 1966
10Nándor Hidegkuti61954 and 1958
Máté Fenyvesi61958 and 1962
Károly Sándor61958 and 1962
Győző Martos61978 and 1982
Imre Garaba61982 and 1986
Sándor Sallai61982 and 1986

Top goalscorers

With 11 goals in five matches in 1954, Sándor Kocsis beat Brazilian Ademir's existing record of nine goals in one tournament from 1950. However, only four years later the record was in turn beaten by Just Fontaine.

RankPlayerGoalsWorld Cups
1Sándor Kocsis111954
2Lajos Tichy71958 (4) and 1962 (3)
3György Sárosi61934 (1) and 1938 (5)
4Gyula Zsengellér51938
5Nándor Hidegkuti41954
Ferenc Puskás41954
Flórián Albert41962
Ferenc Bene41966
9Géza Toldi31934 (2) and 1938 (1)
Zoltán Czibor31954
László Kiss31982

Goalscoring By Tournament

World CupGoalscorer(s)
1934Géza Toldi(2), György Sárosi, Pál Teleki, Jenő Vincze
1938György Sárosi(5), Gyula Zsengellér(5), Pál Titkos(2), Vilmos Kohut, Géza Toldi, Own Goal
1954Sándor Kocsis(11), Nándor Hidegkuti(4), Ferenc Puskás(4), Zoltán Czibor(3), Mihály Lantos(2), Péter Palotás(2), József Tóth
1958Lajos Tichy(4), József Bencsics, József Bozsik, Károly Sándor
1962Flórián Albert(4), Lajos Tichy(3), Ernő Solymosi
1966Ferenc Bene(4), Kálmán Mészöly(2), János Farkas, Own Goal
1978Károly Csapó, András Tóth, Sándor Zombori
1982László Kiss(3), László Fazekas(2), Tibor Nyilasi(2), Gábor Pölöskei(2), Lázár Szentes, József Tóth, József Varga
1986Lajos Détári, Márton Esterházy

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Cup Record. 15 April 2014. Planet World Cup . 16 April 2014.

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