Hungary at the 1966 FIFA World Cup
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The following article concerns the performance of Hungary at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
Qualification[edit]
Hungary was in Group 6 of UEFA's World Cup qualifications. They played alongside East Germany and Austria. Hungary finished as top in the group and qualified for the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
Group Stage
| 23 May 1965 | East Germany  | 1–1 |  Hungary | Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany |
Vogel  17' |
Report | Bene 28' |
Attendance: 98,765 Referee: Johansson (Sweden) |
| 13 June 1965 | Austria  | 0–1 | Hungary | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |
| Report | Fenyvesi 44' |
Attendance: 70,067 Referee: Schwinte (France) |
| 5 September 1965 | Hungary | 3–0 | Austria | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary |
| Farkas 4' Fenyvesi 35'Mészöly 70' (pen.) |
Report | Attendance: 71,950 Referee: Gorączniak (Poland) |
| 9 October 1965 | Hungary | 3–2 | East Germany | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary |
| Rákosi 41' Novák 53'Farkas 80' |
Report | P. Ducke 31', 71' |
Attendance: 73,153 Referee: Andziulis (Soviet Union) |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hungary
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 |
| 2. | East Germany
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 3. | Austria
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
Squad[edit]
Head coach: Lajos Baróti
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Antal Szentmihályi | 3 June 1937 (aged 29) | 20 | Újpesti Dózsa
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| 2 | DF | Benő Káposzta | 7 June 1942 (aged 24) | 3 | Újpesti Dózsa
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| 3 | DF | Sándor Mátrai | 20 November 1932 (aged 33) | 71 | Ferencvárosi
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| 4 | DF | Kálmán Sóvári | 21 December 1940 (aged 25) | 16 | Újpesti Dózsa
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| 5 | DF | Kálmán Mészöly | 16 July 1941 (aged 24) | 37 | Vasas
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| 6 | MF | Ferenc Sipos (captain) | 13 December 1932 (aged 33) | 71 | Budapest Honvéd
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| 7 | FW | Ferenc Bene | 17 December 1944 (aged 21) | 17 | Újpesti Dózsa
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| 8 | MF | Zoltán Varga | 1 January 1945 (aged 21) | 3 | Ferencvárosi
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| 9 | MF | Flórián Albert | 15 September 1941 (aged 24) | 51 | Ferencvárosi
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| 10 | FW | János Farkas | 27 March 1942 (aged 24) | 13 | Vasas
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| 11 | FW | Gyula Rákosi | 9 October 1938 (aged 27) | 27 | Ferencvárosi
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| 12 | FW | Máté Fenyvesi | 20 September 1933 (aged 32) | 76 | Ferencvárosi
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| 13 | MF | Imre Mathesz | 25 March 1937 (aged 29) | 5 | Vasas
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| 14 | MF | István Nagy | 14 April 1939 (aged 27) | 19 | MTK Hungária
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| 15 | FW | Dezső Molnár | 2 December 1939 (aged 26) | 1 | Vasas
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| 16 | FW | Lajos Tichy | 21 March 1935 (aged 31) | 71 | Budapest Honvéd
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| 17 | DF | Gusztáv Szepesi | 17 July 1939 (aged 26) | 2 | Tatabányai Bányász
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| 18 | DF | Kálmán Ihász | 6 December 1941 (aged 24) | 9 | Vasas
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| 19 | FW | Lajos Puskás | 3 August 1944 (aged 21) | 2 | Vasas
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| 20 | FW | Antal Nagy | 16 May 1944 (aged 22) | 3 | Budapest Honvéd
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| 21 | GK | József Gelei | 29 June 1938 (aged 28) | 7 | Tatabányai Bányász
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| 22 | GK | István Géczi | 13 June 1944 (aged 22) | 2 | Ferencváros
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Results[edit]
Group stage[edit]
Standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portugal
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 |
| Hungary
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
 Brazil
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 |
 Bulgaria
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
Portugal vs Hungary[edit]
Hungary vs Brazil[edit]
Hungary vs Bulgaria[edit]
Knockout stage[edit]
Quarter-final[edit]
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Goalscorers[edit]
4 goals
2 goals
1 own goal
References[edit]
- Hungary at the 1966 FIFA World Cup
- 1966 FIFA World Cup matches
- 1966 FIFA World Cup Europe Qualifiers
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