Football World Cup 1966 / Hungary

This article covers the Hungarian national football team at the 1966 World Cup .

qualification

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Hungary	8: 3	7th
2	GDR	5: 5	4th
3	Austria	1: 6	1

GDR	-	Hungary	1: 1
Austria	-	Hungary	0: 1
Hungary	-	Austria	3-0
Hungary	-	GDR	3: 2

Hungarian contingent

Number / name		Association at the time	birthday	International matches
goalkeeper
1	Antal Szentmihályi	Újpesti Dózsa	06/13/1939
21st	József Gelei	Tatabányai Bányász	06/29/1938
22nd	István Géczi	Ferencváros Budapest	06/13/1944
Defense
2	Benő Káposzta	Újpesti Dózsa	06/07/1942
3	Sándor Mátrai	Ferencváros Budapest	11/20/1932
4th	Kálmán Sóvári	Újpesti Dózsa	December 21, 1940
5	Kálmán Mészöly	Vasas Budapest	07/16/1944
17th	Gusztáv Szepesi	Tatabányai Bányász	06/17/1939
18th	Kálmán Ihász	Vasas Budapest	December 06, 1941
midfield
6th	Ferenc Sipos	Honvéd Budapest	12/13/1932
8th	Zoltan Varga	Ferencváros Budapest	01/01/1945
9	Flórián Albert	Ferencváros Budapest	09/15/1941
13	Imre Mathesz	Vasas Budapest	03/25/1937
14th	Istvan Nagy	MTK Hungária FC	04/14/1939
attack
7th	Ferenc Bene	Újpesti Dózsa	December 17, 1944
10	János Farkas	Vasas Budapest	03/27/1942
11	Gyula Rákosi	Ferencváros Budapest	10/09/1938
12	Máté Fenyvesi	Ferencváros Budapest	09/20/1933
15th	Dezső Molnár	Vasas Budapest	12/02/1939
16	Lajos Tichy	Budapest Honvéd FC	03/21/1935
19th	Lajos Puskás	Vasas Budapest	08/03/1944
20th	Antal Nagy	Honvéd Budapest	May 16, 1944
Trainer
	Lajos Baroti		08/19/1914

Hungarian team games

First round

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Portugal	9: 2	6th
2	Hungary	7: 5	4th
3	Brazil	4: 6	2
4th	Bulgaria	1: 8	0

• Portugal - Hungary 3: 1 (1: 0)

Stadium: Old Trafford ( Manchester )

Spectators: 37,000

Referee: Callaghan ( Wales )

Goals: 1: 0 José Augusto (1st), 1: 1 Bene (60th), 2: 1 José Augusto (67th), 3: 1 Torres (90th)

• Hungary - Brazil 3: 1 (1: 1)

Stadium: Goodison Park ( Liverpool )

Spectators: 52,000

Referee: Dagnall ( England )

Goals: 1: 0 Bene (2nd), 1: 1 Tostão (14th), 2: 1 Farkas (64th), 3: 1 Mészöly (73rd) 11 m

• Hungary - Bulgaria 3: 1 (2: 1)

Stadium: Old Trafford ( Manchester )

Spectators: 22,000

Referee: Goicoechea ( Argentina )

Goals: 0: 1 Asparuhov (15th), 1: 1 Davidov (43rd) ET , 2: 1 Mészöly (45th), 3: 1 Bene (54th)

There was a huge sensation in the strong group C. World champions Brazil had defeated Bulgaria 2-0 in the first game, but Pelé was injured and had to forego the participation in the second game against Hungary. So the reigning champion suffered a well-deserved 1: 3 defeat against the kicker from Budapest. Against Portugal, the South Americans (again with Pelé) had no chance and were again defeated 1: 3. However, the Portuguese had taken the not optimally recovered Pele particularly on the grain and in this game caused so much fouls that the world star of the Brazilians had to limp off the field. The best man among the unbeaten Portuguese was Eusebio. Hungary also defeated Bulgaria, finishing second behind the Portuguese.

Quarter finals

22,100

Roker Park ( Sunderland )

Soviet Union

Hungary

Gardeazábal ( Spain )

2: 1 (1: 0)

1: 0 Chislenko (5th) 2: 0 Porkujan (46th) 2: 1 Bene (57th)

The USSR and Hungary met in Sunderland. Two blatant mistakes by the Hungarian goalkeeper Gelei helped the Russians, who were strong in both runners and two-way combat, to a 2-0 lead by Chislenko and Prokujan. In the following assault by the Magyars in the second half, the Soviet keeper Lev Yashin once again proved his extra class and only allowed Bene to concede.