klisox@alien.topB to Main@soccer.forumEnglish · 10 months ago70 years ago the match of the century was played between England(3) and Hungary(6). The return fixture saw Hungary trash England 7-1, England’s largest defeat to this day.alien.topimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1image70 years ago the match of the century was played between England(3) and Hungary(6). The return fixture saw Hungary trash England 7-1, England’s largest defeat to this day.alien.topklisox@alien.topB to Main@soccer.forumEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareMimesAreShite@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agothey were still a top team well into the seventies (just checked, and i think the first time they dropped out of the Elo top 10 post-WW2 was 1974).
minus-squareNiK3_Aub4mey4ng@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agoi mean they had a good team, Florian Albert was European Footballer of the Year in ‘67. Just I think they always tried to compare themselves to the ‘52 team and they weren’t able to
minus-squareMaleficent_Resolve44@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agoI thought 1954 was their peak when they reached the world cup final?
they were still a top team well into the seventies (just checked, and i think the first time they dropped out of the Elo top 10 post-WW2 was 1974).
i mean they had a good team, Florian Albert was European Footballer of the Year in ‘67. Just I think they always tried to compare themselves to the ‘52 team and they weren’t able to
I thought 1954 was their peak when they reached the world cup final?