Hungarian national football team / world championships

Hungary
Magyarország

World Cup record goalscorer:	Sándor Kocsis (11)
World Cup record players:	Sándor Mátrai Ferenc Sipos (12 each)
Rank :	16
Balance sheet
32 World Cup games, 15 wins, 3 draws, 14 defeats, 87:57 goals
statistics
First World Cup game Hungary 4: 2 Egypt Naples ( ITA ); May 27, 1934
Biggest World Cup victories Hungary 9: 0 South Korea Zurich ( CHE ); June 17, 1954 Hungary 10-1 El Salvador Elche ( ESP ); June 15, 1982
Biggest World Cup defeat Hungary 0: 6 USSR Irapuato ( MEX ); June 2, 1986
successes
World Championship
Participation in the finals	9 ( first : 1934 )
Best results	Vice World Champion (1938, 1954)
Best placements in the countries that host the FIFA World Cup
(Status: after the 2018 World Cup )

The article contains a detailed description of the Hungarian national soccer team at soccer world championships . Hungary took part in world championships nine times and was runner-up twice. Of the teams in the first 38 places in the all-time table , Hungary could not qualify for the longest. They last participated in 1986. Only in 39th place is Ireland a team that has been absent for just as long.

Participation of Hungary in the soccer world championship

year	Host country	Participation until ...	Last opponent	Result	Trainer	Comments and special features
1930	Uruguay	not participated
1934	Italy	Quarter finals	Austria	6th	Ödön Nádas
1938	France	final	Italy	Vice world champion	Alfréd Schaffer
1950	Brazil	not participated
1954	Switzerland	final	Germany	Vice world champion	Gusztáv Sebes	Miracle from Bern Sándor Kocsis top scorer
1958	Sweden	Preliminary round	Sweden , Wales , Mexico	10	Lajos Baroti	Failed in the playoff against Wales
1962	Chile	Quarter finals	Czechoslovakia	5	Lajos Baroti	Flórián Albert , like 5 other players, scores the most goals (4 each)
1966	England	Quarter finals	USSR	6th	Lajos Baroti
1970	Mexico	not qualified				In qualifying at the Czechoslovakia failed
1974	Germany	not qualified				In the qualification of Sweden failed
1978	Argentina	Preliminary round	Argentina , Italy , France	15th	Lajos Baroti
1982	Spain	Preliminary round	El Salvador , Argentina , Belgium	14th	Kálmán Mészöly	The 10: 1 against El Salvador is the highest victory in a men's World Cup
1986	Mexico	Preliminary round	USSR , Canada , France	18th	György Mezey
1990	Italy	not qualified				In the qualification of Spain and Ireland failed
1994	United States	not qualified				In the qualification of Greece and Russia failed
1998	France	not qualified				In the qualification of Norway and in the relegation of Yugoslavia failed
2002	South Korea / Japan	not qualified				In the qualification of Italy and Romania failed
2006	Germany	not qualified				In the qualification of Sweden and Croatia failed
2010	South Africa	not qualified				In the qualification of Denmark and Portugal failed
2014	Brazil	not qualified				In the qualification to the Netherlands and Romania failed.
2018	Russia	not qualified				In the qualification of Portugal and Switzerland failed.

Statistics (data including 2018: 21 World Championships; percentages are rounded)

• Participation waiver: 2 × (10%; 1930, 1950)
• Unqualified: 10 × (48%; 1970, 1974, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)

• Sports qualification: 8 × (38% or 44% of the attempts)
• Participation without qualification because the opponent did not start: 1 × (5%; 1954)
  • Preliminary round: 4 × (20%; 1958, 1978, 1982, 1986)
  • Quarter-finals: 3 times (15%; 1934, 1962, 1966)
  • Final: 2 × (10%; 1938 and 1954)
    • Vice World Champion: 2 × (10%; 1938 and 1954)

Most frequent last opponent: France (2 ×)

1930 in Uruguay

Like most European teams, Hungary did not take part in the first World Cup.

1934 in Italy

For the first World Cup in Europe , the Hungarians were together with Austria against Bulgaria qualify . After Hungary won two and Austria one game against Bulgaria, the remaining games were not played. In Italy, Hungary met Egypt , the first and, until 1970, last African team to take part in the World Cup, in the round of 16 , and won 4-2. Pál Teleki scored the first World Cup goal for Hungary. In the quarter-finals, Austria was the opponent and could defeat the Hungarians 2-1. It was the 75th game between the two teams.

1938 in France

Scene from the game against Switzerland

Lineups in the 1938 final

For the first World Cup in France , the Hungarians against had Greece qualify , the previously Palestine was turned off. With an 11-1 victory, this was easy. In France, the team met the Dutch Indies , today's Indonesia, in the round of 16 . The Asians were only there because other teams had canceled and were never able to qualify again later. They lost their only World Cup game with 0: 6. In the quarter-finals, Switzerland was the opponent, who had prevailed in two exhausting games against Greater Germany . Hungary made it through to the semi-finals for the first time with a 2-0 win. There Sweden , who had already taken the lead 1-0 in the first minute, were defeated 5-1. In the final, defending champion Italy was the opponent. Gino Colaussi, who was born in Austria-Hungary , gave the Italians a 1-0 lead in the 6th minute , but Pál Titkos equalized two minutes later . Just 8 minutes later, Italy scored another opening goal from Silvio Piola . In the 35th minute, Colaussi made the preliminary decision with a 3-1 win. György Sárosi was able to score the next goal in the 70th minute, but Piola again made it 4-2 for the old and new world champions. With five goals each, Piola and Hungarians Sárosi and Gyula Zsengellér were the second-best goal scorers behind the Brazilian Leônidas . The Second World War prevented this generation from participating in another World Cup.

1950 in Brazil

Although the Hungarians have played numerous international matches since August 1945 , they did not take part in the second World Cup in South America .

1954 in Switzerland

Lineups in the 1954 final

Hungary qualified for the 1954 World Cup without a fight because Poland did not play. Due to the dominance of the Hungarians at this time, who had become Olympic champions in 1952 and were the first continental European team to win in England, the Poles did not expect a chance and waived the qualification after they were drawn against Hungary. Hungary was also an avowed favorite for the World Cup, because the Golden Elf had not lost a game since June 1952, beating England 6: 3 in London and 7: 1 in Budapest shortly before the World Cup.

In Switzerland, the Hungarians met South Korea in the first game , which participated for the first time and was completely overwhelmed in the 9-0 win against the Hungarians. With this result, the hitherto highest result at a World Cup in 1938 was surpassed, when Sweden defeated Cuba 8-0, and only the Hungarians achieved a 10-1 victory with even more goals in 1982. In the second game, the Hungarians met the German team, which had previously defeated Turkey 4-1. Due to the unique mode, the seeded Hungarians did not have to compete against the also seeded Turks and Germany not against South Korea. Since there were playoffs when there was a tie, the German national coach Sepp Herberger spared a large part of his team for the decisive game against the Turks. With 8: 3 the Hungarians also managed a clear victory, but Major Ferenc Puskás fell out of the next games after a foul by Werner Liebrich . Moving into the quarter-finals brought the encounter with Brazil . Here it came to the Battle of Bern , in which József Bozsik and two Brazilians were sent off. The 4: 2 led to the meeting with defending champions Uruguay in the semifinals and again the Hungarians won 4: 2, but needed 120 minutes. Unlike the game against Brazil, the second game against a South American team was peaceful. In the end, the players from both teams hugged and showed each other respect. In the final, the Hungarians met their opponents in the preliminary round, Germany, and in view of the preliminary round results they were the clear favorites. The Hungarians were leading 2-0 after just 8 minutes, but what happened next is considered a miracle of Bern in Germany , but in Hungary it led to riots and the players were harassed by the communist rulers. Because just two minutes after the 2-0 win, Max Morlock scored the next goal and eight minutes later Helmut Rahn equalized. This made the Hungarians aware that there would be no further 8: 3 and in a now even game both teams had a chance to take the lead. But it took until the 84th minute before Rahn scored the winning goal. A goal two minutes later by Ferenc Puskás, who was fit again after the two games against the South Americans where he was missing, was not given due to offside and so the game was lost 3-2. With 11 goals, the Hungarian Sándor Kocsis was top scorer and until 1958 World Cup record scorer. He was the first player to score more than 9 goals in a World Cup. His record was increased four years later by Frenchman Just Fontaine to the current record of 13 goals. Gusztáv Sebes remained in the office of national coach, but after several weak games he resigned in June 1956.

1958 in Sweden

In the qualifiers for the 1958 FIFA World Cup , the Hungarians went with Márton Bukovi as national coach, who took over the post in July 1956th Opponents were Bulgaria and Norway . A 2-1 draw in Norway was followed by a 4-1 win against Bulgaria, but Lajos Baróti , Károly Lakat and Károly Sós were responsible for the next four games and ensured that Hungary could qualify again. Thereafter, Baróti was solely responsible and remained so until 1966. A large part of the players from 1954 but had left the country after the Hungarian uprising of 1956. Only goalkeeper Gyula Grosics , defender Béla Kárpáti , midfielders József Bozsik and Ferenc Szojka , and strikers László Budai and Nándor Hidegkuti were again in the squad in 1958.

In Sweden, the team met Wales in their first game , which could only qualify for this World Cup - indirectly - and did not get beyond a 1-1 draw. In the subsequent game against hosts Sweden they lost 2-1. With a 4-0 win against Mexico , Wales and Hungary were tied on points. The Hungarians had the better goal difference or the better goal difference. Since that didn't count, there was a playoff against Wales. This was lost 1: 2 despite the 1-0 lead. But the Welsh won little use, because like all the other teams that had progressed through playoffs, they failed in the quarter-finals. This nonsensical rule has therefore been abolished.

1962 in Chile

For the qualification for the third World Cup in South America , Hungary was drawn into a group with the Netherlands and the GDR and was able to qualify confidently. A point was only given in the last game in the 3: 3 against the Netherlands.

In Chile, the team met England in their first game and won 2-1. With a 6: 1 against World Cup newcomer Bulgaria , the group victory was almost achieved. In the final 0-0 win against Argentina , part of the team was spared for the quarter-finals. The Hungarians were the favorites for the quarter-finals against Czechoslovakia , and despite their superiority, the team, directed by Flórián Albert , failed to score against Viliam Schrojf , the best goalkeeper of the World Cup, and a counterattack led to the 0: 1 and the Hungarians eliminated.

1966 in England

In qualifying for the World Cup in the motherland of football , the Hungarians met the GDR and Austria again and only lost a point in the first game in Leipzig with the 1-1 draw.

In England, the opening match against World Cup newcomers Portugal was lost 3-1. In the second game, defending champions Brazil were the opponents. He could not use the injured Pelé and Hungary won 3-1 in one of the best games of the World Cup. In the third game, another 3-1 against Bulgaria succeeded. This meant that Hungary qualified for the quarter-finals as second in the group. Here the team met the USSR and failed again and again, especially in the second half, to Lev Yashin , the best goalkeeper at the time, whereas the Hungarian goalkeeper József Gelei made a decisive mistake in his 10th international match in the 5th minute of the game when he at a corner could not hold a ball and Igor Tschislenko scored the opening goal . So Hungary dropped out with 1: 2 and said goodbye to the World Cup for 12 years. Goalkeeper Gelei only played one more game against Austria in October 1966. For national coach Lajos Baróti , his work ended with the World Cup. In 1975 he returned to the post after his successors had even less success.

1970 in Mexico

For the first time, Hungary could not qualify for the World Cup . In a group with Czechoslovakia , Denmark and Ireland the Hungarians and Czechoslovakia both had 9: 3 points after the end of the qualifying games, the Hungarians won the better goal difference and also the direct comparison (2: 0 and 3: 3) but that didn't count. There was then a playoff in Marseille , which Czechoslovakia won 4-1 and was able to go to the first World Cup in Central America . If the playoff had ended in a draw after extra time, the better goal difference would have counted and Hungary would have qualified.

1974 in the Federal Republic of Germany

Hungary was also unable to qualify for the World Cup at its final opponent in 1954 and only finished third in a group with Sweden and Austria ahead of Malta . Hungary as well as Sweden and Austria all had 8: 4 points in the end, but the Hungarians had the worse goal difference, which counted for the first time. Sweden and Austria, both having the same goal difference, had to play one more play-off, which Sweden won.

1978 in Argentina

To sign up for the World Cup in Argentina to qualify , had to Hungary halfway around the world to travel. Because after the team had prevailed in Europe against the USSR and Greece , the South American team from Bolivia was still to be eliminated in the two legs. The South Americans were defeated 6-0 in Budapest - the highest win in an intercontinental playoff game - and a 3-2 win at La Paz . The Hungarians were then even considered the secret favorites for the WW.

In Argentina, however, Hungary could not build on old times. All three games against hosts Argentina , ex-world champions Italy and France were lost. In the first game against Argentina, in which the Hungarians played with a black ribbon because József Bozsik had died two days earlier , András Törőcsik and Tibor Nyilasi lost their nerve in the final minutes and were given a red card for assault or foul play .

1982 in Spain

Hungary was able to qualify again for the World Cup on the Iberian Peninsula . In an even group with England, Romania , Switzerland and Norway , Hungary qualified early on the penultimate matchday with a 4-1 win against Norway. The final 0: 1 defeat in England, which also qualified the English, could be coped with.

Hungary got off to a spectacular start in Spain and beat their own record of 1954 in their first game against El Salvador , which had qualified again after 1970, and won 10-1. However, as the defending champions Argentina lost 4-1 and they only scored 1-1 against Belgium , this big win was worthless and Hungary was eliminated again in the first round.

1986 in Mexico

For the second World Cup in Mexico , Hungary was for the last time to qualify . In a group with the Netherlands , Austria and Cyprus, participation in the penultimate game was made perfect by a 3-0 win in Vienna . Since the 0-1 defeat in the last home game against the Netherlands could be coped with.

In Mexico, the team lost 6-0 to the USSR in their first game , then won 2-0 against newcomers to the World Cup, Canada , and then lost the chance of reaching the last 16 with a 3-0 defeat against European champions France . With this, Hungary said goodbye to the World Cup for a long time.

1990 in Italy

The qualification four years later was against Spain and Ireland missed the qualifying for the first time. Only Northern Ireland and Malta were relegated to the spots, with only two draws against Malta.

1994 in the United States

The qualification four years later did not go better. For the first time Hungary was trained by a foreigner, the Belgian Emerich Jenei , but without success. Greece and Russia , both of which qualified for the first time, as well as Iceland were in the end ahead of Hungary, which was only able to leave Luxembourg behind, against which the only victories came. That term of office ended quickly.

1998 in France

The qualification for the World Cup in France went better, because only Norway was clearly ahead of Hungary in the end. But the relegation games against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were lost with 1: 7 and 0: 5. They got into this with a 1-1 draw in the last game against Finland , which had previously won 2-1 in Switzerland . Azerbaijan , which surprisingly beat Switzerland in the first game, had otherwise only served as a point supplier.

2002 in Japan and South Korea

In qualifying for the first World Cup in Asia , Italy , Romania and even Georgia were too strong. Only Lithuania was even weaker. Hungary started well with a 2: 2 against Italy and a 6: 1 in Lithuania, but then only achieved a 1: 1 in the second leg. After a defeat against Romania followed a 4-1 against Georgia, but then all other games were lost.

2006 in Germany

In the qualifying the Hungarians went for the second World Cup in Germany Lothar Matthäus as the second foreign coach. He had taken over the office in December 2003 after missing the European Championship qualification. But again three other teams were too strong: Croatia and Sweden dominated the qualification and had 24 points in the end, Bulgaria with 15 points was ahead of Hungary (14 points). Only Iceland and Malta (4 and 3 points respectively) were even worse. After losing two friendlies against Greece and New Zealand and only won against the national football team of Antigua and Barbuda , Matthäus left his position as national coach.

2010 in South Africa

In qualifying for the first World Cup in Africa , the Hungarians tried the Dutch Erwin Koeman as national coach. Again without success, because Denmark and Portugal , which qualified, as well as Sweden were in the end ahead of Hungary. Only Albania and Malta as well as the already qualified Danes could be defeated. In July 2010, Koeman's tenure ended.

2014 in Brazil

In qualifying for the second World Cup in Brazil , three Hungarians tried their hand at national coaching. Initially Sándor Egervári as the direct successor to Koeman. After an 8-1 defeat against the Netherlands , the highest defeat in Hungarian international history, he gave up his post in October 2013. Until then, the Hungarians still had a chance of second place, which would have led to the relegation of the group runners-up. He was followed by József Csábi for the last game against bottom of the table Andorra, which was won 2-0. With 17 points, Hungary came in third behind the Netherlands (28 points) and Romania (19 points), Turkey (16 points) and Estonia (7 points) could still be left behind.

2018 in Russia

In the qualification , the Hungarians faced European champions Portugal , Switzerland , the Faroe Islands , Latvia and Andorra . The Hungarians started with a goalless draw on the Faroe Islands and then lost their home game against Switzerland. After two wins they lost at the end of the first half of the season in Portugal. They started the second half of the season with a 0-1 defeat at football dwarf Andorra, for whom it was the only victory in this qualification. They were then able to win against Latvia 3-2, but after their home defeat against Portugal on the third last match day, Hungary had no chance of qualifying for the finals. After a 2: 5 defeat against leaders Switzerland, they were able to relegate them to fourth place with a 1: 0 in the last game against the Faroe Islands. But as third with 14 points, they had the largest gap on the second-placed team. On October 17, 2017, Bernd Storck resigned from the post of head coach and sports director at the Hungarian Football Association.

Ranking of the Hungarian World Cup players with the most appearances

01. Sándor Mátrai , Ferenc Sipos - 12 games each in 3 tournaments

03. Gyula Grosics - 11 games in 3 tournaments

04. József Bozsik , Kálmán Mészöly , László Sárosi Lajos Tichy - 8 games each in 2 tournaments

08. Flórián Albert , Gyula Rákosi - 7 games each in 2 tournaments

Ranking of the Hungarian World Cup players with the most goals

01. Sándor Kocsis - 11 goals

02. Lajos Tichy - 7 goals

03. György Sárosi - 6 goals

04. Gyula Zsengellér - 5 goals

05. Florian Albert, Ferenc Bene , Nándor Hidegkuti , Ferenc Puskás - 4 goals each

World Cup captains

• 1934: László Sternberg
• 1938: György Sárosi
• 1954: Ferenc Puskás (preliminary round and final), József Bozsik (quarter and semi-finals)
• 1958: Nándor Hidegkuti (1st game), József Bozsik (2nd to 4th game)
• 1962: Ferenc Sipos (1st game), László Sárosi (2nd game), Gyula Grosics (3rd and 4th game)
• 1966: Ferenc Sipos
• 1978: Zoltán Kereki
• 1982: Tibor Nyilasi
• 1986: Antal Nagy (1st and 2nd game), Imre Garaba (3rd game)

Players banned from World Championships

• 1934: Imre Markos was the only player to be sent off in the quarter-finals against Austria at the 1934 World Cup . Since Hungary was eliminated, this had no further impact on the tournament.
• 1954: József Bozsik was sent off in the quarter-finals against Brazil, but was able to play again in the semi-finals and final.
• 1958: Ferenc Sipos was sent off in the playoff against Wales . Since Hungary was eliminated, this had no further impact on the tournament.
• 1978: András Törőcsik and Tibor Nyilasi received the red card in the 88th and 89th minutes of the game against Argentina and were suspended for the game against Italy .

Share of players playing abroad in the World Cup squad

When it first took part, Hungary only used players who played at Budapest clubs or at Bocskai Debrecen , but in 1938 Vilmos Kohut, a " legionnaire " playing in France, was used. After the Second World War and the change to communism in the sphere of influence of the USSR there were no more legionnaires, as a change to a professional team in the West was not possible and there were no changes within the Eastern Bloc . At the end of the 1970s, older players were allowed to move to the West and five of them, all over 30, were also in the 82 squad . In 1986 there were still two legionaries in the squad. After the upheaval in Eastern Europe, younger players also played in Western Europe, but could no longer draw attention to themselves at World Cups.

Year (games)	Number (countries)	Players (stakes)
1934	0
1938 (4)	1 (France)	Vilmos Kohut (2)
1954 to 1966, 1978	0
1982 (3)	5 (2 in Belgium, 1 in France, 1 in Portugal, 1 in Spain)	Győző Martos (3), László Fazekas (3); László Bálint (2); Ferenc Mészáros (3); Sándor Müller (2)
1986 (3)	2 (1 in France, 1 in Greece)	Győző Burcsa (3), Márton Esterházy (3)

Games

The Hungarians have played 32 World Cup games so far. Of these, 15 were won, 14 lost and 3 ended in a draw. Only once had a game to be extended as a winner had to be determined, and Hungary could take advantage of the extra time and win.

Hungary never took part in the opening game and had to face the hosts twice: in 1958 and 1978 in the preliminary round.

The Hungarians lost three times (1938, 1954 and 1978) to the eventual world champion, but won against him in the preliminary round in 1954.

In 1938 (final), 1954 (quarter-finals), 1966 (preliminary round) and 1982 (preliminary round) the team played against the defending champion.

Hungary met Argentina most often, three times in the preliminary round (1962, 1978 and 1982)

The Hungarians met World Cup newbies eight times: 1934 (when they were newcomers themselves) / Egypt and Austria , 1938 / Dutch East Indies , 1954 / South Korea and Federal Republic of Germany , 1958 / Wales , 1962 / Bulgaria , 1966 / Portugal , twice against Newbies who only participated once.

In the qualification the Hungarians met a total of 34 different European and one South American teams, most often (4 ×) on Malta (1974, 1990, 2006, 2010), but never against Germany.

All World Cup games
No.	date	opponent	Result	occasion		venue	comment
1.	May 27, 1934	Egypt	04: 2	Round of 16	*	Naples ( ITA )
2.	05/31/1934	Austria	01: 2	Quarter finals	*	Bologna ( ITA )
3.	06/05/1938	Dutch East Indies	06-0	Round of 16	*	Reims ( FRA )	First international match against the Dutch East Indies
4th	06/12/1938	Switzerland	02-0	Quarter finals	*	Lille ( FRA )
5.	06/16/1938	Sweden	05: 1	Semifinals	*	Paris ( FRA )
6th	06/19/1938	Italy	02: 4	final	*	Colombes ( FRA )	First entry into the finals in a tournament
7th	06/17/1954	South Korea	09-0	Preliminary round	*	Zurich ( CHE )	First international match against South Korea
8th.	06/20/1954	BR Germany	08: 3	Preliminary round	*	Basel ( CHE )	Biggest win against Germany, Germany's biggest defeat at a World Cup
9.	06/27/1954	Brazil	04: 2	Quarter finals	*	Bern ( CHE )	First international match against Brazil
10.	06/30/1954	Uruguay	04: 2 a.d.	Semifinals	*	Lausanne ( CHE )	First international match against Uruguay
11.	07/04/1954	BR Germany	02: 3	final	*	Bern ( CHE )
12.	06/08/1958	Wales	01: 1	Preliminary round	*	Sandviken ( SWE )	First international match against Wales
13.	06/12/1958	Sweden	01: 2	Preliminary round	A.	Solna ( SWE )
14th	06/15/1958	Mexico	04-0	Preliminary round	*	Sandviken ( SWE )	First international match against Mexico
15th	06/17/1958	Wales	01: 2	Decision game for second place in the group	*	Solna ( SWE )
16.	05/31/1962	England	02: 1	Preliminary round	*	Rancagua ( CHL )
17th	06/03/1962	Bulgaria	06: 1	Preliminary round	*	Rancagua ( CHL )
18th	06/06/1962	Argentina	00-0	Preliminary round	*	Rancagua ( CHL )	First international match against Argentina
19th	06/10/1962	Czechoslovakia	00: 1	Quarter finals	*	Rancagua ( CHL )
20th	07/13/1966	Portugal	01: 3	Preliminary round	*	Manchester ( ENG )
21st	07/15/1966	Brazil	03: 1	Preliminary round	*	Liverpool ( ENG )
22nd	07/20/1966	Bulgaria	03: 1	Preliminary round	*	Manchester ( ENG )
23.	07/23/1966	Soviet Union	01: 2	Quarter finals	*	Sunderland ( ENG )
24.	06/02/1978	Argentina	01: 2	Preliminary round	A.	Buenos Aires ( ARG )
25th	06/06/1978	Italy	01: 3	Preliminary round	*	Mar del Plata ( ARG )
26th	06/10/1978	France	01: 3	Preliminary round	*	Mar del Plata ( ARG )
27.	06/15/1982	El Salvador	10: 1	Preliminary round	*	Elk ( ESP )	First international game against El Salvador, highest victory in a men's world championship, highest defeat El Salvador
28.	06/18/1982	Argentina	01: 4	Preliminary round	*	Alicante ( ESP )
29	06/22/1982	Belgium	01: 1	Preliminary round	*	Elk ( ESP )
30th	06/02/1986	Soviet Union	00: 6	Preliminary round	*	Irapuato ( MEX )
31.	06/06/1986	Canada	02-0	Preliminary round	*	Irapuato ( MEX )	First international match against Canada
32.	06/09/1986	France	00: 3	Preliminary round	*	Leon ( MEX )

Highest victories and defeats

Hungary achieved the highest victories against the following countries in World Cup tournaments:

•  Germany : preliminary round 1954 8: 3
•  El Salvador : preliminary round 1982 10: 1
•  Canada : 1986 preliminary round 2-0
•  Mexico : preliminary round 1958 4-0
• Netherlands Indies : Round of 16 1938 6-0 (only game against Netherlands Indies and Indonesia)
•  South Korea : preliminary round 1954 9-0
•  Uruguay : semi-finals 1954 4-2 aet (only win against Uruguay)

Hungary suffered the biggest defeat in a World Cup tournament against only one country:

•  Soviet Union : 1986 preliminary round 0: 6

Records

team

• Most tournament goals:
  • 1938: 15 in 4 games
  • 1954: 27 in 5 games
• The highest victories:
  • Hungary - El Salvador 10-1 (preliminary round 1982)
  • Hungary - South Korea 9-0 (preliminary round 1954)
• The games with the second most goals: 11 goals - Hungary - El Salvador 10: 1 (preliminary round 1982), Hungary - Federal Republic of Germany 8: 3 (preliminary round 1954), Brazil - Poland 6: 5 a.s. (round of 16 1938)
• Biggest win at the three world championships:
  • 1954 Hungary - South Korea 9-0 preliminary round
  • 1962 Hungary - Bulgaria 6-1 preliminary round
  • 1982 Hungary - El Salvador 10-1 preliminary round
• Highest victory in a preliminary round: 1982 Hungary - El Salvador 10-1

• Most goals scored per game at a World Cup: 1954 (27 goals in 5 games; 5.4 per game)
• Most goals per game to reach the final: 1954 (6.25 goals per game)

• Hungary scored the most goals (87) of the teams that participated a maximum of twelve times, but only participated nine times.

• Biggest win in the intercontinental playoffs: Hungary 6-0 Bolivia on October 29, 1977 in Budapest

player

• Sándor Kocsis - top scorer in 1954, first player with more than 9 goals in a tournament, World Cup record scorer with 10 to 11 goals from June 30, 1954 to June 28, 1958

Negative records

• Biggest defeat in a tournament: 1986 Hungary - USSR 0: 6 preliminary round
• First Olympic champion who could not qualify: 1968/1970

particularities

The two games against Germany at the 1954 World Cup are the only competitive games against Germany so far.

See also

• Hungarian national football team / European championships

Web links

• fifa.com: Hungary

References and footnotes

1. ↑ The placements from 5th place onwards were determined by FIFA without any placement games. See: All-time FIFA World Cup Ranking 1930–2010 (PDF; 200 kB)
2. ↑ fifa.com: "Hungary - Egypt 4: 2 (2: 2)"
3. ↑ fifa.com: "Austria - Hungary 2: 1 (1: 0)"
4. ↑ fifa.com: "Hungary - Dutch East Indies 6: 0 (4: 0)"
5. ↑ fifa.com: "Hungary - Switzerland 2: 0 (1: 0)"
6. ↑ fifa.com: "Hungary - Sweden 5: 1 (3: 1")
7. ↑ fifa.com: "Italy - Hungary 4: 2 (3: 1)"
8. ↑ fifa.com: "Hungary - Korea Republic 9: 0 (4: 0)"
9. ↑ fifa.com: "Hungary - Federal Republic of Germany 8: 3 (3: 1)"
10. ↑ fifa.com: "Hungary - Brazil 4: 2 (2: 1))"
11. ↑ fifa.com: "Hungary - Uruguay 4: 2 nV (2: 2, 1: 0)"
12. ↑ fifa.com: "Hungary - Wales 1: 1 (1: 1)"
13. ↑ fifa.com: "Sweden - Hungary 2: 1 (1: 0)"
14. ↑ fifa.com: "Wales - Hungary 2: 1 (0: 1)"
15. ↑ fifa.com: "Hungary - England 2: 1 (1: 0)"
16. ↑ fifa.com: "Hungary - Bulgaria 6: 1 (4: 0)"
17. ↑ fifa.com: "Hungary - Argentina 0-0"
18. ↑ fifa.com: "Czechoslovakia - Hungary 1: 0 (1: 0)"
19. ↑ fifa.com: "Portugal - Hungary 3: 1 (1: 0)"
20. ↑ fifa.com: "Hungary - Brazil 3: 1 (1: 1)"
21. ↑ fifa.com: "Hungary - Bulgaria 3: 1 (2: 1)"
22. ↑ fifa.com: "Soviet Union - Hungary 2: 1 (1: 0)"
23. ↑ fifa.com: "FIFA World Cup Argentina 1978 - Games"
24. ↑ fifa.com: "1982 FIFA World Cup Spain - Games"
25. ↑ VÁLOGATOTT: közös megegyezéssel távozik Bernd Storck - hivatalos. Nemzeti Sport, October 17, 2017, accessed October 17, 2017 (Hungarian). 
26. ↑ FIFA does not include the game in the Hungarian international match statistics, but in the World Cup statistics as a game Hungary - Dutch East Indies