Hungary at the 1978 FIFA World Cup
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The following article concerns the performance of Hungary at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
Qualification[edit]
Hungary was in Group 9 of UEFA's World Cup qualifications. They played alongside Soviet Union and Greece.
Group stage
| 9 October 1976 | Greece  | 1 – 1 |  Hungary | Athens, Greece |
Papaioannou  68' |
Report | Kereki 84' |
Referee: Wöhrer (Austria) |
| 30 April 1977 | Hungary | 2 – 1 |  Soviet Union | Budapest, Hungary |
| Nyilasi 44' Kereki 67' |
Report | Kipiani 88' |
Referee: Aldinger (West Germany) |
| 18 May 1977 | Soviet Union | 2 – 0 | Hungary | Tbilisi, Soviet Union |
| Burjak 3' Bálint 14' (o.g.) |
Report | Referee: Taylor (England) |
| 28 May 1977 | Hungary | 3 – 0 | Greece | Budapest, Hungary |
| Pusztai 13' Nyilasi 15'Fazekas 88' |
Report | Referee: Beck (Netherlands) |
Standings 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Hungary advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
Playoff
First leg
| 29 October 1977 | Hungary | 6–0 |  Bolivia | Népstadion, Budapest |
| Report | Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay) |
Second leg
| 30 November 1977 | Bolivia | 2–3 | Hungary | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz |
| Aragonés 45+2' (pen.), 90+4' |
Report | Attendance: 46,583 Referee: Charles Corver (Netherlands) |
Hungary won 9–2 on aggregate and qualified to the World Cup.
Squad[edit]
Head coach: Lajos Baróti
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Sándor Gujdár | 8 November 1951 (aged 26) | 19 | Budapest Honvéd
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| 2 | DF | Péter Török | 18 April 1951 (aged 27) | 29 | Vasas
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| 3 | DF | István Kocsis | 6 October 1949 (aged 28) | 6 | Budapest Honvéd
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| 4 | MF | József Tóth | 2 December 1951 (aged 26) | 25 | Újpesti Dózsa
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| 5 | MF | Sándor Zombori | 31 October 1951 (aged 26) | 16 | Vasas
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| 6 | DF | Zoltán Kereki (c) | 13 July 1953 (aged 24) | 24 | Haladás
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| 7 | FW | László Fazekas | 15 October 1947 (aged 30) | 71 | Újpesti Dózsa
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| 8 | FW | Tibor Nyilasi | 18 January 1955 (aged 23) | 26 | Ferencváros
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| 9 | FW | András Törőcsik | 1 May 1955 (aged 23) | 11 | Újpesti Dózsa
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| 10 | MF | Sándor Pintér | 18 July 1950 (aged 27) | 32 | Budapest Honvéd
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| 11 | FW | Béla Várady | 12 April 1953 (aged 25) | 28 | Vasas
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| 12 | DF | Győző Martos | 15 December 1949 (aged 28) | 11 | Ferencváros
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| 13 | MF | Károly Csapó | 23 February 1952 (aged 26) | 5 | Tatabányai
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| 14 | DF | László Bálint | 1 February 1948 (aged 30) | 54 | Ferencváros
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| 15 | DF | Tibor Rab | 2 October 1955 (aged 22) | 11 | Ferencváros
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| 16 | MF | István Halász | 12 October 1951 (aged 26) | 3 | Tatabányai
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| 17 | FW | László Pusztai | 1 March 1946 (aged 32) | 22 | Ferencváros
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| 18 | MF | László Nagy | 21 October 1949 (aged 28) | 21 | Újpesti Dózsa
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| 19 | FW | András Tóth | 5 September 1949 (aged 28) | 14 | Újpesti Dózsa
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| 20 | MF | Ferenc Fülöp | 22 February 1955 (aged 23) | 0 | MTK
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| 21 | GK | Ferenc Mészáros | 11 April 1950 (aged 28) | 13 | Vasas
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| 22 | GK | László Kovács | 24 April 1951 (aged 27) | 12 | Videoton
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Results[edit]
Group stage[edit]
Standings 1978 FIFA World Cup Group 1
Argentina vs Hungary[edit]
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Italy vs Hungary[edit]
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France vs Hungary[edit]
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Goalscorers[edit]
1 goal
References[edit]
- Hungary at the 1978 FIFA World Cup
- 1978 FIFA World Cup matches
- 1978 FIFA World Cup Europe Qualifiers
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