To this day we hold “memorials” for the 3:6 but how come 7:1 doesn’t get the same treatment?
Because that was the first time England lost a game at home. The second time it happened they already knew England was bad and Hungary was very good.
Actually Ireland was the first team to beat England at home. September 1949. 2-0 at Goodison Park.
Doesn’t quite fit the narrative that they could only be beaten by the exotic Mighty Magyars though.
Playing against Ireland in Liverpool is an away game for England
In football its is a widespread belief that in order to be remembered you need to win silverware.
Hungary of that time is one of the exceptions to that rule.
Nonsense. Hungary '54 and Netherlands '74 lost in final, but are still remembered fondly.
Totally disagree, Hungary '54 and Netherlands '74 are remembered even though they didn’t win silverware IMO
Though you just mentioned the same 2 teams as the other reply. Those are the 2 major exceptions (obviously there’s others too)
So exactly what OP said then.
It’s hardly “nonsense”. OP said that Hungary are one of the exceptions. There’s not that many teams who didn’t win a tournament who end up remembered to that extent.
Hungary are unusual too in that they only had a brief period with those players. If they were from a different country and stayed together as a group they would have had another go in 1958.
This Hungary team only had 1 major tournament. Hungary withdrew from the 1950 WC, afaik it was because of the 1952 Olympics (which they won and I have no idea how highly it was regarded back then), then they played in the 1954 WC (there were no Euros at the time, it only started in 1960), and then the 1956 revolution happened.
I love how English can confuse someone if they’re not well-conversant with the language.
How do you mean? Did i say something wrong
Honestly the Hungary team that lost the 54 final is more famous than the Germany team that won it.
That Hungary team only lost one match between 1951 and 1956… the 1954 World Cup final
And they beat germany 8-3 in the group stage but somewhow couldnt beat them in the final
When I was in Budapest for the EL final I saw a huge mural of this result painted on some random residential building
The galloping major 👑
Billy Wright still at the shops decades later
The English line-up was decided by a FA committee. Every player was nominated for a certain position and had to play this position.
The Hungarian line-up was decided by their coach. Especially their forwards didn´t care about positions.
You can see why Hungary won and England was very confused the whole game.
Extra info: The statistic was around 35:5 shots on goal for Hungary.
Extra info: The statistic was around 35:5 shots on goal for Hungary
And England scored 3? Damn
The Hungary coach decided to play without a keeper.
Gyula Grosics was one of the most revolutionary players on the team, arguably the first great sweeper-keeper.
Ist’s the match of the century the 1970 WC semi final match Germany against Italy ?
Next to Ramsey, what does ‘11-Esbol mean’?
What would have been if the Communists didnt go rampant. Hungary might have been an elite team till today.
They making a comeback
i mean it’s also would be a ‘what-if’ that if Hungary won in ‘54, does the uprising have in ‘56
Bro what you on about💀
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?
Was this to do with the Hungarians not using the only formation (the oddly named traditional 5-3-2) that the England players understood so they were stuck rigidly marking thin air?
I’ve only ever known Italy vs Germany in the 1970 WC referred to as “The Game of the Century.” The stadium in Mexico even has a sign commemorating as such.