Hungary national football team
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Template:National football team The Hungary national football team is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. Hungary have reached the World Cup final twice, losing to Italy 4-2 in 1938 and 3-2 to West Germany in 1954, despite beating them 8-3 earlier in the competition.
The match between Austria and Hungary in Vienna in 1902 was the first international match played between two non-British European countries.
Hungary was the first team to beat England at home, famously winning 6-3 at Wembley on November 25, 1953. They beat England 7-1, this time in Budapest a year later, in 1954. This is still England's record defeat.
Hungary had a run of 29 matches unbeaten between 14 May 1950 and 4 July 1954, when they lost the World Cup final to Germany. This was a record for nearly 40 years, until Argentina put together a string of 31 unbeaten matches from 1991 to 1993.
Hungary won the Olympic gold medal three times, in 1952, 1964, and 1968. Today, Hungary are a lesser force and haven't qualified for a World Cup since 1986, or for the European Championships since 1972.
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World Cup record
- 1930 - Did not enter
- 1934 - Quarterfinals
- 1938 - Runners-up
- 1950 - Did not enter
- 1954 - Runners-up
- 1958 - Round 1
- 1962 - Quarterfinals
- 1966 - Quarterfinals
- 1970 - Did not qualify
- 1974 - Did not qualify
- 1978 - Round 1
- 1982 - Round 1
- 1986 - Round 1
- 1990 to 2002 - Did not qualify
European Championship record
- 1960 - Did not qualify
- 1964 - Third place
- 1968 - Did not qualify
- 1972 - Fourth place
- 1976 to 2004 - Did not qualify
Famous players
- Flórián Albert
- Ferenc Bene
- József Bozsik
- Nándor Hidegkuti
- Sándor Kocsis
- Tibor Nyilasi
- Ferenc Puskás
- György Sárosi
- Imre Schlosser
- Lajos Tichy
- Gyula Zsengellér
External links
- RSSSF archive of results 1902- (http://www.rsssf.com/tablesh/hong-intres.html)
- RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers (http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/hong-recintlp.html)
- RSSSF archive of coaches 1902- (http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/hong-coach.html)
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