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==European Championship record== |
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*[[1960 European Football Championship|1960]] - ''Did not enter'' |
*[[1960 European Football Championship|1960]] - ''Did not enter'' |
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*[[1964 European Football Championship|1964]] - Third place |
*[[1964 European Football Championship|1964]] - Third place |
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Revision as of 19:07, 30 September 2007
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| Nickname(s) | The Magical Magyars (In the 1950's) | ||
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| Association | Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach |  Péter Várhidi | ||
| Captain | Zoltán Gera | ||
| Most caps | József Bozsik (101) | ||
| Top scorer | Ferenc Puskás (84) | ||
| Home stadium | Stadium Puskás Ferenc | ||
| FIFA code | HUN | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 55 | ||
| Highest | 36 (December 1992) | ||
| Lowest | 87 (July 1996) | ||
| First international | |||
 Austria 5 - 0 Hungary  (Vienna, Austria 12 October, 1902) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Russia 0 - 12 Hungary (Moscow, Russia; 14 July, 1912) Hungary 13 - 1 France  (Budapest, Hungary; 12 June, 1927)  Hungary 12 - 0 Albania  (Budapest, Hungary; 24 September, 1950) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Hungary 0 - 7 England  Budapest, Hungary; 10 June, 1908) England amateur 7 - 0 Hungary (Solna, Sweden; 30 June, 1912)  Germany 7 - 0 Hungary (Cologne, Germany; 6 April, 1941) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1934) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up, 1938 and 1954 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1964) | ||
| Best result | Third place, 1964 | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Football | ||
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1952 Helsinki | Team |
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1960 Rome | Team |
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1964 Tokyo | Team |
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1968 Mexico City | Team |
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1972 Munich | Team |
The Hungarian national football team, controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation, has a rich and proud pedigree in the game and a rightful place in football annals as one of the first original footballing nations in continental Europe and an innovator in the sport in the 1950s. In recent times the team's strength has diminished greatly, failing to qualify for any major tournament since 1986.
The Golden Team (aka The Magical Magyars)
Hungarian football is best known for one of the most formidable and influential sides in football history, which revolutionized the play of the game. Centered around the dynamic and potent quartet of strikers Ferenc Puskás, Sándor Kocsis, attacking half-back József Bozsik and withdrawn striker Nándor Hidegkuti, the "Aranycsapat" (Hung. lit Golden Team) of the "Magnificent Magyars", captivated the football world with an exciting brand of play drawn from new tactical nuances and amassed, barring the 1954 World Cup Final, a remarkable record of 43 victories, 7 ties, and no defeats from the 15th of June 1952 to the end of its historic unbeaten run on February 18th 1956. Hungary has the unique distinction of posting the highest ever Elo football rating of 2173 points in June (1954) along with the second highest with 2153 (1956); surpassing that of Brazil, England, Argentina and Germany in all-time competition.
The Hungarians were runners-up twice in the World Cup, 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 team, built around the legendary Ferenc Puskás, led early 2-0 in that match, but ended up 3-2 losers in a game the Germans subsequently christened "The Miracle of Bern". Two highly controversial calls surround this final game: firstly when Puskas apparently equalized the match in the 89th minute only to have the goal disallowed for offside, the second being a blatant foul on Kocsis in the penalty area which would have given Hungary a penalty in the final minute.
Hungary has won gold at the Olympic three times, in 1952, 1964, and 1968. The under-23 team, which was the age limit for Olympic teams, won the UEFA U-23 Championship in 1974. Since the 1976 reshuffle by UEFA, the under-23s are now classified with the under-21s.
Records
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 outside the British Isles to beat England at home, famously winning 6-3 at Wembley on November 25, 1953. This victory had worldwide significance as it effectively ended England's 90 year old mythical reign since the creation of association football in 1863 against all foreign sides outside the British Isles. They beat England 7-1, this time in Budapest a year later, in 1954. This still ranks as England's record defeat.
Hungary holds the longest consecutive run of matches unbeaten with 33 international games between 14 May 1950 and 4 July 1954, when they lost the World Cup final to Germany. This record is still unbroken as of January 2007. Argentina and Spain jointly hold the second longest string of 31 unbeaten matches (Argentina from 1991 to 1993 and Spain from 1994 to 1998).
After the Golden Team
Hungary remained a force in European football for two to three decades after the era of the "Magnificent Magyars". Reaching the quarter-finals of both 1962 and 1966 World Cups, Hungary was blessed with a dazzling array of talent including Lajos Tichy, Ferenc Bene, Flórián Albert, János Farkas, Gyula Rákosi, Zoltán Varga, János Göröcs, Károly Sándor and Máté Fenyvesi. They also reached the semi-finals of the European Championship in 1964 and 1972.
Returning to the World Cup in 1978 and 1982, Hungary did not reach the same heights but nonetheless performed respectably - indeed, the talents of László Fazekas, Tibor Nyilasi and László Kiss inspired Hungary to a 10-1 win over El Salvador in 1982, which remains a World Cup record. The 1986 World Cup is seen by many fans as the final confirmation of Hungary's decline. Expectations were very high, but poor performances in defeats to the Soviet Union and France were a bitter blow, despite the presence of talent like Lajos Détári. Since then, Hungary has continued to produce fine individual talent- notably Béla Illés and Krisztián Lisztes - but further success as a team has eluded them.
Most recently, in Euro 2004 qualifiers, Hungary found themselves within sight of qualification with two games remaining, but was scuppered by defeats to Latvia and Poland.
Modern times
Today, Hungary are a lesser force and haven't qualified for a World Cup since 1986, or for the European Championship finals since 1972.
Euro Cup '80 Qualifying. They finished 2nd in their group behind Greece.
1 - 2 Finland (in Finland)
2 - 0 U.S.S.R. (in Hungary)
1 - 4 Greece (in Greece)
0 - 0 Greece (in Hungary)
2 - 2 U.S.S.R. (in U.S.S.R.)
3 - 1 Finland (in Hungary)
- Euro Cup '84 Qualifying They finished 4th out of 5 positions.
6 - 2 Luxembourg (in Luxembourg)
6 - 2 Luxembourg (in Hungary)
0 - 2 England (in Hungary)
2 - 3 Greece (in Hungary)
1 - 3 Denmark (in Denmark)
0 - 3 England (in England)
1 - 0 Denmark (in Hungary)
2 - 2 Greece (in Greece)
Euro Cup '88 Qualifying They came in 3rd out of 5 positions (behind Holland & Greece).
0-1 Holland (in Hungary)
1-2 Greece (in Greece)
1-0 Cyprus (in Hungary)
0-2 Holland (in Holland)
5-3 Poland (in Hungary)
2-3 Poland (in Poland)
3-0 Greece (in Hungary)
1-0 Cyprus (in Cyprus)
- In the World Cup 1990 qualifiers, they were again third, following Spain and the Republic of Ireland.
- Euro Cup '92 Qualifying They came 4th out of 5 positions, only being over Cyprus.
0-0 Norway (in Norway)
1-1 Italy (in Hungary)
4-2 Cyprus (in Hungary)
2-0 Cyprus (in Cyprus)
0-1 Russia (in Hungary)
1-3 Italy (in Italy)
2-2 Russia (in Russia)
0-0 Norway (in Hungary)
- In the World Cup 1994 qualifiers they were again fourth, this time after Greece, Russia and Iceland.
- Euro Cup '96 Qualifying They came in 4th out of 5, only getting over Iceland.
2-2 Turkey (in Hungary)
0-2 Sweden (in Sweden)
2-2 Switzerland (in Hungary)
1-0 Sweden (in Hungary)
1-2 Iceland (in Iceland)
0-2 Turkey (in Turkey)
0-3 Switzerland (in Switzerland)
1-0 Iceland (in Hungary)
- In the World Cup 1998 qualifiers, they were second in their group after Norway, and played off against FR Yugoslavia, but lost both of those games (1-7, 5-0). Predrag Mijatović scored seven times in two games.
- Euro Cup 2000 Qualifying They came in 4th out of 6, only getting over Azerbaijan & Liechtenstein.
1-3 Portugal (in Hungary)
4-0 Azerbaijan (in Azerbaijan)
1-1 Romania (in Hungary)
5-0 Liechtenstein (in Hungary)
0-0 Slovakia (in Slovakia)
0-2 Romania (in Romania)
0-1 Slovakia (in Hungary)
0-0 Liechtenstein (in Liechtenstein)
3-0 Azerbaijan (in Hungary)
0-3 Portugal (in Portugal)
- The same happened in the World Cup 2002 qualifiers, when they trailed after Italy, Romania and Georgia, and in the Euro 2004 qualifiers, where they were surpassed by Sweden, Latvia and Poland. In the World Cup 2006 qualifiers they finished fourth after Croatia, Sweden and Bulgaria. The Euro 2008 qualifiers did not provide much cheer, as they are currently fifth in their group, even dropping a match to unfancied Malta.
On August 22nd, 2007, they surprisingly upset world champions Italy in a friendly game, beating them 3-1 at Puskás Ferenc Stadium in Budapest.
FIFA World Cup record
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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 1930 |
Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1934 |
Quarter-Finals | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 1938 |
Final | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 |
 1950 |
Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1954 |
Final | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 10 |
 1958 |
Round 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
 1962 |
Quarter-Finals | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 1966 |
Quarter-Finals | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
 1970 |
Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1974 |
Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1978 |
Round 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
 1982 |
Round 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
| 1986 |
Round 1 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 1990 |
Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1994 |
Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 |
Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
  2002 |
Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 |
Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 9/18 | 2 Finals | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 87 | 57 |
UEFA European Football Championship record
- 1960 - Did not enter
- 1964 - Third place
- 1968 - Did not qualify
- 1972 - Fourth place
- 1976 to 2004 - Did not qualify
Current squad
Caps and goals as of 12 September2007, included against Turkey.
- Goalkeepers
| Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
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| Zoltán Végh | April 71971 | MTK Budapest FC |
25 (0) | v El Salvador, 8 December 1991 |
| Márton Fülöp | May 31983 | Leicester City FC |
7 (0) | v France, 31 May 2005 |
| Balázs Rabóczki | January 91978 |  SBV Vitesse Arnhem |
2 (0) | v Mexico, 14 December 2005 |
| Szabolcs Balajcza | July 141979 | Újpest FC |
0 | N/A |
| János Balogh | November 291982 | Debreceni VSC |
1 (0) | v Turkey, 12 September 2007 |
- Defenders
| Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
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| László Bodnár | February 251979 | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
32 (0) | v Lithuania, 11 October 2000 |
| Roland Juhász | July 11983 |  RSC Anderlecht |
29 (2) | v Japan, 25 April 2004 |
| Vilmos Vanczák | June 201983 | FC Sion |
25 (0) | v Slovakia, 30 November 2004 |
| Boldizsár Bodor | May 271982 | Roda JC |
12 (0) | v Estonia, 19 November 2003 |
| Béla Balogh | December 301984 | Colchester United FC |
7 (0) | v Canada, 15 November 2006 |
| Csaba Csizmadia | May 30 1985 | SV Mattersburg |
8 (0) | v Cyprus, 6 February2007 |
| Zoltán Szélesi | November 221981 | RC Strasbourg |
8 (0) | v China, 1 June 2004 |
| Tamás Vaskó | February 201984 | Bristol City FC |
6 (0) | v Latvia, 7 February 2007 |
| Zoltán Pollák | January 131984 | MTK Budapest FC |
2 (1) | v Estonia, 2 December 2004 |
| Ádám Pintér | June 121988 | MTK Budapest FC |
0 | N/A |
| István Rodenbücher | February 221984 | MTK Budapest FC |
2 (0) | v Canada, 15 November 2006 |
| Krisztián Vermes | July 71985 | Újpest FC |
2 (0) | v Mexico, 14 December 2005 |
- Midfielders
- Strikers
| Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Péter Rajczi | April 31981 | Pisa Calcio |
10 (3) | v Slovakia, 30 November 2004 |
| Tamás Priskin | September 171986 | Watford FC |
12 (7) | v Argentina, 17 August 2005 |
| Róbert Feczesin | February 221986 | Brescia Calcio |
4 (2) | v Mexico, 14 December 2005 |
| Balázs Farkas | April 241988 |  FC Dynamo Kyiv |
3 (0) | v Canada, 15 November 2006 |
| Ádám Hrepka | May 41987 | NEC Nijmegen |
3 (0) | v Canada, 15 November 2006 |
| Tibor Tisza | November 101984 | Újpest FC |
3 (0) | v Cyprus, 6 February2007 |
| Krisztián Németh | January 51989 | Liverpool FC |
0 | N/A |
Coaching staff
| Head Coach | Péter Várhidi
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| Assistant Coaches | Teodoru Vaszilisz
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| Gábor Neumann
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| Goalkeeping Coach | László Kakas
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| Team Doctors | Dr. Zsolt Knoll
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| Dr. Miklós Kormos
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| Scientific associate | Dr. Máté Petrekanics
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| Psychologist | Sándor Nagy
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| Masseurs | Ferenc Berta
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| László Lukács
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| Kit Manager | Imre Ambrus
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Famous players
External links
- Hungarian Football Federation
- www.nb1.hu/National team page/
- National Team (some statistics) (Hun)
- Hungarian Football Forum (In English)
- RSSSF archive of results 1902-
- RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
- RSSSF archive of coaches 1902-
- IFFHS Archive: 1902-1910
- Hungary in World Cups/Planet World cup/
- Chronological listing of Hungary's coaches
- Aranycsapat - 'The Golden Team' (Hun)
- The best website about Hungary's football history (in Dutch)
- sportmuzeum
- Hungarian goals (Magyar Gólok)
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