Football World Cup 1958 / Hungary

This article covers the Hungarian national football team at the 1958 World Cup .

qualification

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Hungary	12: 4	6th
2	Bulgaria	11: 7	4th
3	Norway	3:15	2

Norway	-	Hungary	2: 1
Hungary	-	Bulgaria	4: 1
Bulgaria	-	Hungary	1: 2
Hungary	-	Norway	5-0

Hungarian contingent

Number / name		Association at the time	birthday	LS
goalkeeper
1	Gyula Grosics	Tatabányai Bányász	02/04/1926
22nd	István Ilku	Dorogi Bányász	03/06/1933
Defense
2	Sándor Mátrai	Ferencváros Budapest	11/20/1932
3	Ferenc Sipos	MTK Budapest	12/13/1932
4th	László Sárosi	Vasas Budapest	02/27/1932
12	Béla Kárpáti	Vasas Budapest	09/30/1929
13	Oszkár Szigeti	Diósgyőri VTKM	09/10/1933
midfield
5	József Bozsik	Honvéd Budapest	11/28/1925
6th	Pál Berendy	Vasas Budapest	11/30/1931
7th	László Budai	Honvéd Budapest	07/19/1928
8th	Lajos Tichy	Honvéd Budapest	March 24, 1935
15th	Antal Kotász	Honvéd Budapest	09/01/1929
attack
9	Nándor Hidegkuti	MTK Budapest	03/03/1922
10	Dezső Bundzsák	Vasas Budapest	05/03/1928
11	Károly Sándor	MTK Budapest	11/29/1928
14th	Ferenc Szojka	Salgótarjáni BTC	04/07/1931
16	László Lahos	Tatabányai Bányász	January 17, 1933
17th	Mihály Vasas	Salgótarjáni BTC	09/14/1933
18th	Tivadar Monostori	Dorogi Bányász	08/24/1936
19th	Zoltán Friedmanszky	Ferencváros Budapest	10/22/1934
20th	József Bencsics	Újpest Budapest	08/06/1933
21st	Máté Fenyvesi	Ferencváros Budapest	09/20/1933
Trainer
	Lajos Baroti		08/19/1914

Hungarian team games

Preliminary round

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Sweden	5: 1	5
2	Wales	2: 2	3
3	Hungary	6: 3	3
4th	Mexico	1: 8	1

• Hungary - Wales 1: 1 (1: 1)

Stadium: Jernvallen ( Sandviken )

Spectators: 20,000

Referee: Codesal ( Uruguay )

Goals: 1: 0 Bozsik (5th), 1: 1 J. Charles (27th)

• Sweden - Hungary 2: 1 (1: 0)

Stadium: Råsundastadion ( Solna )

Spectators: 40,000

Referee: Mowat ( Scotland )

Goals: 1-0 Hamrin (55th), 2-0 Hamrin (55th), 2: 1 Tichy (77th)

• Hungary - Mexico 4: 0 (1: 0)

Stadium: Jernvallen ( Sandviken )

Spectators: 13,300

Referee: Eriksson ( Finland )

Goals: 1-0 Tichy (19th), 2-0 Tichy (46th), 3-0 Sándor (54th), 4-0 Bencsics (69th)

The organizer Sweden went as the favorite in Group 3 and lived up to its role. Mexico (3-0) and Hungary (2-1), which only had three players from the 54-man wonder team left (the 1956 uprising had spread the team across Europe and not all players were released), were defeated. Most recently, the Swedes were able to afford a 0-0 win against Wales. This result was important for the Welsh as it got them into the playoff against Hungary and won 2-1. As expected, Mexico finished last in the group.

Playoff

• Wales - Hungary 2: 1 (0: 1)

Stadium: Råsundastadion ( Solna )

Spectators: 20,000

Referee: Latyshev ( Soviet Union )

Goals: 0: 1 Tichy (33rd), 1: 1 Allchurch (55th), 2: 1 Medwin (76th)