Hungary

While Austria as well as Hungary were the constituent states in the duo monarchy, known as the Austro-Hungarian empire, they established distinct teams and football associations at the turn of the 20th century.

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The first time the national team appeared was in the Summer Olympic Games in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. The team was required to ask for donations to travel on the field. Hungary fell 7-0 to England and was therefore eliminated. Following the Olympic Games Hungary played two matches against Russia in Moscow. The first game was won 9-0 while the second one was 12-0. That remains a record for the team from Hungary. The highest scorer in the two games was Imre Schlosser, who had seven points. The start of World War I had a significant impact on the growth of Hungarian football. Both the country as well as the clubs were struggling financially. The country and the clubs were in financial trouble. World War I Hungary played Austria 16 times. In 1919, England demanded the removal of Central Powers (including Hungary) from FIFA. After FIFA rejected England's request for exclusion, they British (English, Scottish, Welsh as well as Irish) associations were forced to leave FIFA.

Budapest was not allowed for hosting the 20th Summer Olympics which was held in Belgium. The nations belonging to the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria) were not able to participate in the Olympics. The form that the Hungarians employed was 2-3-5, which was a first at the time.

In this time, the Fogl Brothers (Jozsef Fogl and Karoly Fogl) participated in their national squad. From 1921 to 1924 Bela Guttmann also played six times in the team. In 1924, at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris Guttmann resisted his fellow officials that there more officials than players in the Hungary team, and also it was believed that the venue would be better suited to socialize than for the preparation of matches. To show his displeasure, he put dead rats in the rooms of the traveling officials. In 1924's Summer Olympics In the opening match, Hungary defeated Poland but in the subsequent round, they were defeated by Egypt. In the aftermath, the head coach as well as director of the Hungarian Football Federation resigned.

Between 1927 until the year 1930 Hungary took part during from 1927 to 1930 in Central European International Cup which is believed to be the first ever international tournament that included Austria, Czechoslovakia, Italy and Switzerland. In the final match, Hungary fell to Italy by 0-5. On June 12, 1927, Hungary defeated France by 13-1, which remains an all-time record. Jozsef Takacs scored six goals.

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First FIFA World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930, however Hungary was not invited and didn't participate in the event. There was no qualifying matches. Hungary first participated in the 1934 World Cup in Italy. The initial World Cup match was against Egypt on the 27th of May 1934. The match ended in a 4-2 victory. It was made through Pal Teleki Geza Toldi (2) and Jeno Vincze. In the quarter-finalsof the tournament, Hungary played arch-rivals from neighbouring Austria but fell by a score of 2-1 with the sole Hungarian goal was scored by Gyorgy Sarosi.

Hungary was a participant in the 1936 Olympics and, they were defeated by Poland at with a score of 0-3.

In 1938, the World Cup was held in France. The first game was played against the Dutch East Indies and Hungary was victorious by 6-0. Sarosi as well as Gyula Zsengeller each scored two goals as did Vilmos Kohut as well as Toldi had one each. In the quarter-finals of the tournament, Hungary defeated Switzerland 2 to 0 thanks to goals scored by Sarosi as well as Zsengeller. In the semi-finals held at Parc des Princes, Paris, Hungary beat Sweden 5-1 thanks to goals from Ferenc Sas as well as Sarosi as well as a double scored by Zsengeller. In the final match, Hungary took on Italy on the Stade Olympique de Colombesin Paris and fell 4-2. It was a 4-2 loss for the Hungarian scoring goals came from Pal Titkos, and Sarosi.

The Hungarian team is regarded for being one of the more powerful and influential teams in the history of football, and changed the way we play the game. Based around the lively and potent foursome consisting of the players Ferenc Puskas Sandor Kocsis and attacking halfback Jozsef Bozsik along with second-striker Nandor Hidegkuti the Aranycsapat ("Golden team") from the "Magnificent Magyars" captivated the world of football with their exciting game that featured innovative tactical and tactical nuances. Except for their 1954 World Cup Final, they had a record-breaking 43 wins with 6 draws and zero defeats between May 14 and 1950 to losing 3-1 to Turkey on February 19th, 1956. At the 1953 Summer Olympics at Helsinki, Hungary beat Romania 2 to 1, with goals by Czibor Kocsis and Czibor Kocsis in the first round. In the opening round, Hungary defeated Italy by 3-0. In the quarterfinals Hungary defeated Turkey 7-1. Then in the semi-finals Hungary played Sweden in who were the 1948 Olympics champions, and prevailed the match 6-0. In the final Hungary defeated Yugoslavia by 2-0, scoring a goal both from Puskas as well as Czibor and won their first Olympic award for the first time.

On the 25th November 1953 England took on Hungary in Wembley Stadium, London in the match later described as"the "match that changed the world". The English team was unbeaten for over 90 years in their home stadium. In front of a crowd of 105,000, Nandor Hidegkuti scored the first Hungarian goal in the very first minute. After half-time, the score was 4-2 in favour of Hungary. It was the Hungarian goal was scored by Nandor Hidegkuti (1st 22nd) and Ferenc Puskas (25th, 29th). In the second period, the Hungarians scored two more goals (Hidegkuti as well as Jozsef Bozsik). Final score: 6-3.

On the 23rd of May 1954 on the 23rd of May 1954, it was the day that the Hungarian national team defeated England 7-1 (which remains their biggest loss in the history of their team) on the Puskas Ferenc Stadium. In the era of Hungary it was said that there was a saying that was used to describe the game"Angolok egy Jottek es 7-1-re mentek that is an ode to words. "Rementek" is the word for "week" is in Hungarian is referred to as "het" which means the number 7. The English arrived for 1:7, and went back with 7:1.

1954 World Cup was held in Switzerland. The opening match came in the first group match against South Korea and Hungary won by 9-0 in the Hardturm, Zurich. In the second match of the group, Hungary played against West Germany and prevailed the match 8-3 St. Jakob Stadium, Basel. In the quarter-finalsof the tournament, Hungary defeated Brazil 4-2 at Wankdorf Stadium, Bern. In the semi-finals Hungary faced the twice World Cup winner Uruguay in Lausanne; Hungary won by 4-2 following extra time. In the final match, Hungary was up against West Germany again. While Hungary had a win in the group game against the Germans and were defeated 3-2 in the final match in Bern on the Wankdorf Stadium. The Golden Team, built around the legend of Ferenc Puskas, had a lead by 2-0 at the start, but ended at 3-3 in a game that the West Germans subsequently christened "The Miracle of Bern".

In the year 2010, the journalist Erik Eggers speculates in a study that the German team may have utilized drugs to defeat the Hungarian team that were thought to be "invincible" in the era of.

While Hungary was selected as the champions of defense for the 1956 Olympics however, they didn't participate in the competition.

Hungary were invited to in 1958 for the World Cup in Sweden. Hungary had their first match in the group stage against Wales at the Jarnvallen Stadium located in Sandviken with the end score was 1-1. The second match of the group was played against the host nation, Sweden, where Hungary were defeated 2-1 at Rasunda Stadium, Solna. While Hungary triumphed in their group game in the group stage against Mexico in the Jarnvallen Stadium in Sandvinken but they were removed from World Cup after losing a play-off match to Wales which were level in terms of points. The Welsh had won all of their group games, and later defeated the once-mighty Hungarians during a play-off to decide which team should follow Sweden to the knockout phase. If goal difference was the deciding factor, Hungary would have gone through, since the Hungarians had a score of 6-3, compared to the score of 2-2 for Wales. However, Wales instead met Brazil in the quarterfinals. They they were the recipients of Pele's debut World Cup goal.

It was in 1960 that Hungary returned to the Olympics which were held at Italy and was placed in Group D along with France, Peru and India. Hungary ended up top of the group, with the majority of wins and a goal differential of 12. In the semi-finals, they fell to Denmark by a score of 0-2, but they beat Italy during the bronze medal game with a 2-1 win thanks to goals both from Orosz as well as Dunai.

Hungary was selected as a participant in 1962's World Cup, held in Chile. 31 May 1962 in their opening group game, Hungary beat England by 1-1 thanks to goals scored by Lajos Tichy, and Florian Albert in the El Teniente stadium in Rancagua in front of 7,938 people. The match that followed on June 3 was more convincing against Bulgaria The match ended 6-1 at Rancagua. The final group game was played against Argentina on June 6, 1962. The final outcome was a draw without goals in the presence of 7,945 people in Rancagua. Hungary was able to make it to the quarter-finals by scoring five points and taking the group title. In the quarter-finals, Hungary was eliminated by Czechoslovakia by 1-0 in El Teniente in front of 11,690 fans.

The year 1964 saw Hungary once again made it to the 1964 Olympics that took place at Tokyo and was placed in Group B along with the champions of the past, Yugoslavia, Morocco and North Korea and North Korea, with the latter resigning. In their first game with Morocco, Hungary won 6-0 with the entire the six goals scoring by Ferenc Bene. In their second game, Hungary won narrowly (6-5) against Yugoslavia and went on to the next round alongside runners-up Yugoslavia. In the quarter-finals Hungary defeated Romania by 2-0, scoring goals from Csernai. In the semi-finals Hungary defeated United Arab Republic (Egypt) 6-1, with four goals scored by Bene and two goals from Komora. At the end of the match, Hungary defeated Czechoslovakia 2-1 with an own goal scored by Weiss as well as a strike from Bene and thus earned another gold for Hungary.

Hungary was a participant in an entry into the European Nations' Cup of 1964, which was held in Spain. Hungary played Spain at the quarterfinal stage of the competition. The final score was 2-1 after extra-time. The one Hungarian goalscoring goal came from Ferenc Bene. In the play-off for third place, Hungary defeated Denmark 3-1 in extra time. Dezso Novak scored twice during the extra period. Hungary was also able to be selected for at the 1996 World Cup which was held in the stadium to football in England. On the 13th of July, 1966, Hungary were eliminated from their first group game in the Portugal's Eusebio Portugal (3-1) on Old Trafford, Manchester. The next day in the second match of the group, Hungary defeated Brazil by virtue of the goals scored by Ferenc Bene Janos Farkas and Kalman Meszoly in Goodison Park, Liverpool. In the final round of group matches on the 20th of July in 1966 Hungary defeated Bulgaria 3-1. Goals were scored through Meszoly Bene and Meszoly. Bene. Hungary placed second in the group and advanced to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals Hungary was eliminated by Soviet Union on 23 July 1966, 2-1 at Roker Park of Sunderland before 2684 spectators.

In the 1968 Olympics, Hungary qualified as champions defending their title. They were drawn into Group C along with Israel, Ghana and El Salvador. Hungary placed first and advanced into the next round alongside Israel. In the quarterfinals, Hungary defeated Guatemala by a narrow margin, scoring 1-0 thanks to a goal scored by Szucs. In the semi-finals, they defeated Japan 5-1 due to Szucs who scored three goals, and two goals from Novak. In the finals, they defeated Bulgaria 4-1, and took home their third trophy, becoming their most effective team to play in this year's Olympics on the field of soccer (Great Britain also took home three titles, though their first championship came in 1904 and football was only made an official sport at the 1908 Olympics). But, Hungary did not qualify to play in their participation in the 70th FIFA World Cup, following the crushing defeat of Czechoslovakia (1-4) in an elimination play-off. some believe was the beginning of a long-running decline.

Florian Albert was awarded the title of European Footballer of the Year in the year 1967. The most prolific soccer player of Ferencvaros from the beginning of the club. He scored more than 255 goals in 351 games between 1958 and 1974.

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Hungary returned as a long-time champion in the 1972 Olympics in Munich and were dragged into Group C alongside Denmark, Iran and Brazil. They were crowned the best and went on to the next round along with Denmark. In their second round of group play they were drawn into Group 1 together with East Germany, West Germany and Mexico. They also finished the group top unbeaten and made it to the finals along with East Germany. In the finals, they played Poland and were defeated by a score of 1-2. The one Hungarian goalscoring goal came from Varady.

Hungary was able to make it to the finals of UEFA Euro 1972 which was held in Belgium. In the semi-finals Hungary was up against with the Soviet Union and lost 1-0. In the play-off for third place, Hungary lost to Belgium with a score of 2-1. The sole Hungarian goalscorer was Lajos Ku. Hungary placed fourth in the Euro. The Hungarians will not compete at the European Championship again for 44 years, until UEFA Euro 2016.

Hungary took part at the 1998 World Cup which was held in Argentina. On June 2 on the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Hungary played with Argentina. While Karoly Csapo scored a quick goal, the hosts took the win by the score of 2-1. Hungary participated in their second match in the group with Italy with the Azzurri defeated them 3-1. The third game of Hungary was with the Michel Platini's France and Hungary was defeated 3-1, which led to the end of the national team.

In the 1980s, Hungary was able to qualify to play in during the 1980s, Hungary qualified for World Cup twice. The first match in the group phase at the tournament of 1982 held in Spain came in El Salvador, where Hungary defeated El Salvador 10-1 at Estadio Nuevo, Elche. It was achieved through Tibor Nyilasi (2) Gabor Poloskei Laszlo Fazekas (2), Jozsef Toth, Laszlo Kiss (3) and Lazar Szentes. Despite the huge triumph, Hungary lost to 4-1 against Diego Maradona's Argentina in the second game of the group stage. Maradona has scored two goals, and the sole Hungarian goalscorer was Poloskei on the Estadio Jose Rico Perez in Alicante. While Hungary lost their final game against Belgium however, it was eliminated World Cup. Hungary was, however, led in the opening period thanks to a goal scored by Jozsef Varga.

The most recent World Cup appearance to date was in 1986 at the World Cup in Mexico. In the opening game of the group, Hungary was defeated 6-0 by the Soviet Union. Football experts have dated the current crisis in Hungarian football team from the game. While Hungary had a win in their second game against Canada by 2-0 (the goal was scored by Marton Esterhazy, and Lajos Detari) however, they lost to Michel Platini's France in their final group game.

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In the 1990s Hungary could not be a part of any international tournaments , besides that 1996 Summer Olympics that took place in Atlanta. The 1980s were regarded as the most difficult years in Hungarian football, however the 1990s proved the most miserable. in 1996 Hungary had its lowest FIFA World Ranking, 87th. The collapse of the Hungarian Communist regime caused financial issues for a number of Hungarian clubs. Clubs that were once successful such as Ferencvaros and Ujpest were hit by financial crises and bankruptcies. The impact of this was profound upon the Hungarian national team, too because earlier, the top clubs in Budapest (Ferencvaros, Ujpest, Honved and MTK) have produced players who would play for the national team. Another major reason for the decline is due in part to the Bosman ruling. Because the Hungarian clubs were deprived of financial assistance from the state in the beginning of the 1990s, they could not compete with the more wealthy Western European clubs. The downturn in Hungarian soccer club affected national teams' performance.

Hungarian legendary Ferenc Puskas was appointed as the head coach of the national team in 1993, in order to restore the glory of his previous team. The team was coached by him for just four games, but his predecessor Honved as well as Real Madrid star failed to have an impact. The only notable success of the 1990s was the selection from Hungary for at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Antal Dunai's team played their first group game against Nigeria and was defeated the score of 1-0 in Orlando. In the second match of the group, Hungary played Brazil and fell 3-1. The one and only Hungarian score was by Csaba Madar. The final game of the group came against Japan with a loss of 3-2. In the match, Hungarian scoring goals came from Csaba Madar, and Tamas Sandor. While the Olympic selection of the young team came as a huge shock and some believed that Hungary could have a brighter future in football however, the team did not achieve the same level of success in the following years. in the 90s Hungary was the most likely to be able to participate in qualifying for the 1998 World Cup but were eliminated in the play-offs against Yugoslavia with an aggregate score of 12-1.

Hungary could not be a part of any major event, and missed out on UEFA Euro 2000, 2004 2008, 2002 2006, 2002 and 2010 FIFA World Cups. Furthermore, during Euro 2008 qualification, Hungary placed sixth in their group the lowest point in their football record. They even fell to minor leaguers Malta and this led to being dismissed by Peter Bozsik. A few days later, Peter Varhidi was appointed to the position, and was well-known for his appearances on Sport 1, Hungarian sport television and for his analysis of those who play for the Italian Serie A clubs. He demonstrated his skills by defeating his Italy of the 2006 World Champions Italy 3-1 at the Ferenc Puskas Stadium in a friendly match. Both Bozsik or Varhidi, however they were unable to perform well in the official games which led to their being removed. It was the Hungarian Football Federation even tried with foreign coaches. Both Lothar Matthaus, and Erwin Koeman failed to qualify for any tournament.

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The Hungary national team's Head coach Sandor Egervari was appointed as head coach of the senior team ahead of Euro 2012 qualifying in which Hungary were playing against Finland, Moldova, the Netherlands, San Marino and Sweden. Hungary took six wins, lost one, and lost three games when they ended the group third with 19 points. In the process of qualifying in September of the year 2011, Hungary was ranked 27th position on the FIFA World Ranking, their highest ranking to the present. [61] At the close of the year the team of the national team played Liechtenstein in memory of the recently passed away Florian Albert, who was the only Hungarian footballer to be awarded the Ballon d'Or.

Hungary were in the group D for Their 2014. World Cup qualifying, along with the Netherlands, Turkey, Romania, Estonia and Andorra. They had 14 points when they entered the final round of games but fell to a national record loss of 8-1 to the Netherlands and this led to the resignation of the head director Sandor Egervari. In their final game of the group which ended in a 2-0 win over Andorra, Hungary were led by interim director Jozsef Csabi. They came in third in the group with 17 points. They missed out on qualifying. After the game and the game's end, forward Adam Szalai gave a press conference, delivering a powerful harsh monologue on his impression of "continuously telling our fans lies" in suggesting that the team could have an opportunity to compete with the top teams around the world. Similar views have been voiced earlier from midfielder Szabolcs Huszti. The time was when an film crew started filming the team in their matches and preparations. Meg 50 perc, the documentary Meg 50 Perc, was finally released in 2016, shortly prior to Euro 2016.

Attila Pinter was named the director of coaching for the national team in December of 2013. Some[who?] considered this decision to be controversial due to Pinter's lack of popularity among fans and players alike. The team played its first match at the recently constructed Groupama Arena on 7 September 2014, and suffered a 2-1 loss against Northern Ireland in Euro 2016 qualifying. Pinter was then removed, and Pal Dardai being appointed as an interim replacement for three games. He declined an offer to head his team on a long-term contract, and was nevertheless kept on. In the following months, Dardai was at Hertha BSC, where he was been a passing youth coach. He became manager for the initial team, but he was in charge of the team. The summer of 2015 Dardai quit as head coach for the Hungarian national team, deciding to devote himself to his job as Hertha manager. He was succeeded by German director of sports for the Hungarian Football Association, Bernd Storckin July of 2015. Storck was able to continue exercising in the interim from the position of Sports Director at the Association.

On the 15th of November, 2015, a Storck-led Hungary was selected to host its very first European Championship (UEFA Euro 2016) after 44 years at the time Hungary was selected for the 1972 event. Hungary defeated Norway in the opening leg of the qualifying playoffs by 1-0 with the sole goal made from Laszlo Kleinheisler. In the second leg, Hungary beat Norway 2-1 and qualified for the Euro 2016 finals. After defeating Austria by 2-0 and drawing with Iceland, Hungary played an amazing 3-3 draw against the eventual Euro winner Portugal. After that, Hungary managed to qualify for the round of 16 with one game left, which was their most impressive Euro as well as World Cup performance in over 40 years.

Hungary was not able to make it to qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia because they fell outside the qualifying spots. In the process, they played in a draw in a match against Faroe Islands and were humiliated after losing to Andorra 1-1. After not qualifying, the manager Bernd Storck resigned. On the 10th of November, 2017, Hungary was again embarrassed after being defeated by Luxembourg by 2-1 in an informal match. The 30th of October, 2017 Georges Leekens was appointed as the director for the new season. Hungary suffered defeat in both games in March of 2018, the first of which was a disappointing one to minnows Kazakhstan (2-3).

On the 19th of June, 2018, after three defeats and a draw during his rule, Leekens was let go and Marco Rossi was appointed in his place.

2019-19 UEFA Nations League C saw Hungary drawn alongside Finland, Greece and Estonia. Hungary enjoyed a surprisingly successful performance, but losing against Finland and Greece made it impossible for them to be at the top group. In the end, UEFA revised the formula in the aftermath, which meant Hungary was officially elevated into 2020-21 UEFA Nations League B, having finished second prior to.

It was reported that the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying drew an unsatisfactory outcome in favor of the Hungarians. They were in the group E. they were up against Croatia, Wales, Slovakia and Azerbaijan which won the silver medal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup while the Azerbaijan was one of the 12 host countries at the tournament. Hungary was able to win in the face of Croatia and Wales at home, scoring important victories, as in a string of victories against Azerbaijan. However, two consecutive losses against Slovakia and away defeats against Croatia and Wales The final loss occurring just in the event that Hungary was able to be directly qualified, which sent Hungary to a disappointing fourth place result, which was a disappointment for the Welsh who were able to qualify directly. The good news is that Hungary did manage to be a part of the play-offs and was thanked for coming 2nd in the group in the Nations League, behind Finland and scheduled to play Bulgaria.

Although Hungary did not even get an opportunity to play-off in the hope to qualify for UEFA Euro 2020, Hungary's impressive performance in the earlier Nations League gathered more optimism. Hungary started their journey to qualify for the 2020-21 UEFA Nations League B sharing the group alongside Russia, Turkey and Serbia. Hungary performed admirably in their opening match against the host Turkey in which Dominik Zoboszlai defeating the Turks by scoring a 1-0 win in Sivas by scoring a fantastic free kick. But, Hungary faced a setback after Russia was the team Hungary was unable to beat since 1978, defeated the team at home again in a 3-1 defeat. But, a sequence of positive results followed by two draw between Russia and Serbia as well as an important victory away against Belgrade Serbs in Belgrade and, more important an important 2-0 win against Turkey in the home arena, meaning that Hungary was able to secure promoted at the expense of Russia to in the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League A.

In October of 2020, Hungary participated in the play-offs to get into UEFA Euro 2020, where they took on Bulgaria in their opening game in the series of play-offs. Despite a trip for Sofia, Hungary shone with 3-1 victory to make in the last game of the play-offs to take on Iceland one month later with the doors closed. The team was able to qualify for the tournament, winning 2-1 after a last-minute goal of Loic Nego and Dominik Szoboszlai to get Hungary into the tournament despite a mistake made earlier made by Peter Gulacsi.

The 2021 edition of Hungary got drawn to group F, which is the "group that died" for the event. Group F included Portugal as the current European champions. France as the reigning world champions as well as Germany who were the world champions of 2014. The Hungarians were able to overcome the odds and delivered a stunning performance. The first game in Group F was played against Portugal on June 15 at the Puskas Arena in Budapest. Portugal held onto an 0-0 draw to the 84th minute, scoring a goal, which was disallowed due to the fact that the goal scorer Schon wasn't onside. The Hungarians did not pay attention and the game ended with an 3-0 victory for Portugal The second match took place on June 19 against France. Fiola was the winner within the 2nd minute in extra time during the second half. Griezmann then equalized, and the game finished 1-1. It was an amazing performance for the tiny country. The last game of the group was played on the 23rd of June in Munich at Munich's Allianz Arena. With a good chance of qualifying in the tournament, the Hungarians were energized. They scored two times, however the game ended with an 2-2 draw. Hungary was eliminated from the tournament, and Germany avoided a group stage exit following their participation in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

2022 once again brought the "group that died" for Hungary and during the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League the team faced 3 former champions from the world championships from group A3 Italy, Germany and England in turn. Prior to the games, the team was thought as a crucial contender for relegation Red-White-Greens quickly demonstrated their value in the final game of the previous UEFA Euro silver medalist England 1:0 using a Dominik Zoboszlai penalty at the hour of the match , which was the sole score. Following the win the expectations were dampened after a close 1:1 loss in the final against Italy in Cesena but the first Zsolt Nagy shot that could not be equalized until Jonas Hofmann that resulted in an 1:1 draw against Germany gave hope for fans since Hungary was in second place on the list, behind Italy by just. However, nobody could have predicted the outcome during Matchday 4: on 14th June, Hungary visited England in Wolverhampton and stunned the crowd as well as the entire world with their humiliating defeat of 0:4 against Gareth Southgate's team taking the lead in the group position to the apex of the rest of summer as Italy was also hammered by a devastating defeat to Germany. The two remaining matches in the group Hungary was the team that was widely regarded as an unbeatable potential relegation candidate, had to face in the fall's fixtures by a single combination of events: double defeats against Germany and Italy as England has won both matches which means relegation for the team from the list of 81 possible scenarios. The team didn't take any chances, however they were taking their chances, as Adam Szalai, the Red-White-Greens long-time forward, that announced his resignation one day prior to the game, scored a spectacular heeler to secure the victory with Germany 1:1 in Leipzig which made Hungary the most likely team to take their group home and advance to play in the Nations League play-offs in 2023.

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Hungary has had a long-running rivalry with its neighbor Romania. The rivalry between these two nations goes back to when there was the Treaty of Trianon, where Hungary lost Transylvania to Romania in the aftermath of World War I. There are flares, and games between the two teams usually conclude with a clash among Hungarian as well as Romanian supporters, but lately, prior to the games, there have been conflicts in the stands. This was because they were part of with the group of the year 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifying (The other teams in the group included England, Switzerland and Norway), UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying (The other teams in the group included Portugal, Slovakia, Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein) 2002 World Cup qualifying (The other teams in the group included Italy, Georgia and Lithuania) The 2014. World Cup qualifying (The other teams in the group included Netherlands, Turkey, Estonia and Andorra) and UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying (The other teams in the group included Greece, Northern Ireland, Finland and Faroe Islands).

The clash among Austria as well as Hungary is the second most watched international match in football (only Argentina-Uruguay have played each other in more games) However, the two teams have played three times since 2000.

The Carpathian Brigade is an official supporters' club that supports the Hungary national team. The very first official debut of this group took place during an Hungary game against. Malta 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match on 1 April 2009 , at Ferenc Puskas Stadium.

The support is strong to team Hungarian national team originates also from Transylvania, Slovakia, Vojvodina, Zakarpattia and Western Europe.

The colors used in Hungary's traditional national attire are red and cherry shirts, green socks and white shorts. The colors are symbolic of that of the Hungarian flag. But, sometimes the team wears white kits even when they are at home. Arms of the team is placed on the left side of the shirt. This is where the human heart is seen. When Hungarian players sing the national song from Hungary, "Himnusz", they will usually place their arms across their chests. The coat of arms may have always been a part of the jersey worn by the Hungarian national squad, in contrast to the other national teams that sport the logo of the football association. Adidas is the current creator of Hungary kits.

The stadium that was home to the Hungarian national team was the Ferenc Puskas stadium (also known as"the Nepstadion). The stadium was constructed in the years 1948-53 with large numbers of volunteers as well as soldiers. The stadium was officially opened in 1953. On May 23, 1954, England defeated 7-1 by the Hungarian national team. The stadium's capacity at the time of the game at 35,100 (approved by UEFA) even though the original capacity was higher than 100,000. The stadium also played host to one of Budapest's Derbies of Budapest with players like Ferencvaros, Ujpest, MTK, Honved or Vasas. The final match of Hungary's national team held at the stadium ended in a winning 3-0 to Hungary in a match against Kazakhstan on June 7, 2014.

The 19th of September, 2014 was the date that UEFA picked Budapest as the venue for 3 group stage matches and an extra round in the 16 games in UEFA Euro 2020. On September 19, 2014 Sandor Csanyi, the president of the Hungarian Football Federation, said that the possibility that Budapest could be the host city for UEFA Euro 2020 is a huge achievement of Hungarian diplomats in sport.

On the 15th of November, 2019, the arena was inaugurated by the game Hungary-Uruguay. The idea of inviting the Uruguay national football team from Karoly Jankovics, who is the head in the Hungarian community in Montevideo. Tickets were offered for the first game against Uruguay. The initial three days, only supporters club from the Hungarian Football Federation could purchase tickets.

On the 10th of August, 2014 Ferencvaros' Groupama Arena was inaugurated, which became the permanent home for the national team from 2014 and 2019, during EURO 20016 qualification, 2018 World Cup qualification and Euro 2020 qualification.

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12 October 20212022 FIFA World Cup qualification

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Wolverhampton, England

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Hungary

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

20 November 2022Friendly

Hungary

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Greece

Budapest, Hungary

 

23 March 2023UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Hungary

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Bulgaria

Budapest, Hungary

16 June 2023UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Montenegro

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Hungary

20 June 2023UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Hungary

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Lithuania

Budapest, Hungary

7 September 2023UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Serbia

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Hungary

14 October 2023UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Hungary

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Serbia

Budapest, Hungary

17 October 2023UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Lithuania

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Hungary

16 November 2023UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Bulgaria

–

Hungary

19 November 2023UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Hungary

–

Montenegro

Budapest, Hungary

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The first 3 Olympic football events were only unofficial tournaments, with a few nations represented by a club team. Starting from 1908, the Olympic football tournament became an official event, with representation of the official national football teams.

After the Olympics 1988, the football event was changed into a tournament with participation only for the Under-23 national teams.

This match, played by Austria as well as Hungary during Vienna on 1902 marked the first ever international match by two non-British European nations.

Hungary were the only team outside of the United Kingdom and Ireland to beat England at home, winning famously the game 6-3 at Wembley on November 25, 1953. Six months later, they defeated England 7-1 in the year 1954 and this time it was in Budapest. This is still the England's greatest loss.

The coach responsible for bringing all the components of the Hungarian team in during the 50s was Gusztav Szebes has the highest percentage of wins per game over the past 30 games with 72.06 percent (49 wins(12 draws, 7 losses). Brazil legendary Vicente Feola (1955-1966) owns the second-highest percentage score with 71.88 percent (46 wins 12, draws six defeats).

Hungary has the best record in high-quality offensive throughput in the single World Cup finals competition. Football historians typically refer with the record-breaking 27 goals (5.4 Gls/game) along with a goal difference of 17 as records that are likely never to be broken in the modern, more proactive game. Sandor Kocsis, along with his record-breaking 7 hat-tricks during the international game, holds the only World Cup finals competition's record with 2.2 goals per game. The year 1953 was the time they were crowned Central European Champions

Hungary is credited with having the most Elo soccer rating set by a national team with a record high of 2230 in the year 1954. This was achieved following Hungary's victory by 4-2 against Uruguay at the 1954 World Cup semi-final on 30 June 1954, the last game in their 31-game undefeated streak (see below for more details). Germany and England rank third (2223 for the year 2014) in 3rd (2212 for 1928) respectively. Brazil in 1962 is the fourth most with 2194. Spain in 2010, with 2165 is fifth.

Ferenc Puskas was deemed as the best scoring athlete of the 20th century according to the IFFHS.

Hungary with its legendary story of never losing in the 1950s, also broken one of the football's most enduring benchmarks , being the first team to surpass the 1888 Scotland record of the national team of winning 22 consecutive games. They beat the old record by nine more games, bringing the total up to 31 (or 32 if you include the game with East Germany, that is not considered to be an official match for the team). Hungary is the third-longest streak of games unbeaten by playing 31 international games from 14 May to to April 4, 1954 the day they fell in the World Cup final to West Germany.

Italy holds the record for the longest string of 37 games that are unbeaten.

The following table shows Hungary's all-time international record, correct as of 17 Nov 2020.

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• FIFA World Cup
  •  Runners-up (2): 1938, 1954
• UEFA European Championship
  •  Third place (1): 1964
• Olympic Games
  •  Gold medal (3): 1952, 1964, 1968
  •  Silver medal (1): 1972
  •  Bronze medal (1): 1960
• Balkan Cup
  •  Champions (1): 1947