Hungary at the FIFA World Cup
9 World Cups — each one a chapter still being written.
UEFA · 9 appearances · first in 1934.
Best result
Runner-up — 1938.
All-time World Cup record
Played 32 · Won 15 · Drawn 3 · Lost 14 · Goals 87–57.
Top World Cup scorers
- Sándor Kocsis — 11 goals (1954)
- Lajos Tichy — 7 goals (1958–1962)
- György Sárosi — 6 goals (1934–1938)
- Gyula Zsengellér — 5 goals (1938)
- Ferenc Bene — 4 goals (1966)
Biggest rivalries
- Argentina — played 3 (W0 D1 L2)
- Brazil — played 2 (W2 D0 L0)
- Bulgaria — played 2 (W2 D0 L0)
- Sweden — played 2 (W1 D0 L1)
Defining matches
- 1954 Semi-final: Hungary 4–2 Uruguay — A semi-final victory that sent Hungary to the 1954 final.
- 1954 Final: Hungary 2–3 West Germany — Hungary finished as runners-up of the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
- 1938 Semi-final: Hungary 5–1 Sweden — A semi-final victory that sent Hungary to the 1938 final.
- 1938 Final: Hungary 2–4 Italy — Hungary finished as runners-up of the 1938 FIFA World Cup.
Video highlights
- 1934 WC R1 Hungary - Egypt (Naples, 27.5.1934) (1934)
- 1938 WORLD CUP FINAL: Italy 4-2 Hungary (1938)
- West Germany - Hungary WORLD CUP 1954 final | AI colourized 60 fps | (1938)
- WC 1938 Hungary vs. Sweden 5-1 (16.06.1938) (1938)
- 1954.07.26. Hungary v Brazil 4-2 (Hightlights) (1954)
- Semi-finals Hungary 4–2 Uruguay 30 June 1954 (1954)
- 1962 (June 10) Czechoslovakia 1-Hungary 0 (World Cup).mpg (1962)
- USSR HUNGARY 1_4 FINAL WORLD CUP 1966 (1966)