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England had the better of the last minutes of the half, but the half time scoreline of 4–2 to Hungary was a fair reflection of the overall superiority of the visiting side. The second half continued in the same vein; Hungary the better team technically and tactically, with the English team constantly drawn out of position.
Hungary v England (1954) was an international football game played on 23 May 1954. The game was played between the Hungary national football team—then the world's number one ranked team and the Olympic champions—and the England national football team, hailing from the birthplace of the game of football and reputed "Kings of Football". [1]
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Hungary went to the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland as firm favourites; they were unbeaten since 1950, and had issued served notice of their ability with 6–3 and 7–1 thrashings of England. The 16 finalists were assigned to four groups, with each group having four teams in it.
Hungary 2–1 England: Rancagua, Chile: 15:00 CLT Match 359: Tichy 17' Albert 61' FIFA Report: Flowers 60' Stadium: Estadio Braden Attendance: 7,938
Hungary was also the reigning Olympic Champion and winner of the Central European International Cup in 1953. In 1953, Hungary had defeated England 6–3 at Wembley, becoming the first team outside the United Kingdom and Ireland to beat England on home soil, and had thrashed England 7–1 in Budapest just before the World Cup. Hungary did not ...
Hungary : 7–1 England: Budapest, Hungary: Lantos 10' Puskás 17', 71' Kocsis 19', 57' Hidegkuti 59' Tóth 63' Broadis 68' Stadium: Népstadion Attendance: 92,000
2.2 Hungary vs England. 2.3 England vs Argentina. 2.4 Hungary vs Bulgaria. 2.5 Hungary vs Argentina. 2.6 England vs Bulgaria. 3 See also. 4 References. 5 External links.