Hungary national football team - Definition and Overview

Hungary

Hungary_FA.gif Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname	-
Association	Hungarian Football Federation
Coach	Lothar Matthäus (2004-)
Most caps	József Bozsik (101)
Top scorer	Ferenc Puskás (84)
Home colours 　 Away colours
First International Austria 5 - 0 Hungary (Vienna, Austria 12 October, 1902)
Largest win Russia 0 - 12 Hungary (Russia; 14 July, 1912) Hungary 13 - 1 France (Budapest, Hungary; 12 June, 1926)
Worst defeat Hungary 0 - 7 England (Budapest, Hungary; 10 June, 1908) Germany 7 - 0 Hungary (Köln, 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

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.

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

• József Bozsik
• Nándor Hidegkuti
• Sándor Kocsis
• Ferenc Puskás

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)