Hungary at the 1978 FIFA World Cup
The following article concerns the performance of Hungary at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
Qualification
Hungary was in Group 9 of UEFA's World Cup qualifications. They played alongside Soviet Union and Greece.
Group Stage
| 9 October 1976 | Greece .svg.png){kind=small} | 1 – 1 |  | Athens, Greece |
Papaioannou  |
Report | Kereki |
Referee: Wöhrer (Austria) |
| 30 April 1977 | Hungary | 2 – 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Budapest, Hungary |
| Nyilasi Kereki |
Report | Kipiani |
Referee: Aldinger (West Germany) |
| 18 May 1977 | Soviet Union | 2 – 0 | | Tbilisi, Soviet Union |
| Burjak Bálint |
Report | Referee: Taylor (England) |
| 28 May 1977 | Hungary | 3 – 0 | | Budapest, Hungary |
| Pusztai Nyilasi Fazekas |
Report | Referee: Beck (Netherlands) |
Standings
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| 2 | |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| 3 | |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
Hungary advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
Playoff
First leg
| 29 October 1977 | Hungary | 6–0 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Népstadion, Budapest |
| Report | Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay) |
Second leg
| 30 November 1977 | Bolivia | 2–3 | | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz |
| Aragonés |
Report | Attendance: 46,583 Referee: Charles Corver (Netherlands) |
Hungary won 9–2 on aggregate and qualified to the World Cup.
Squad
Head coach: Lajos Baróti
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sándor Gujdár | 8 November 1951 (aged 26) | 19 | |
| 2 | DF | Péter Török | 18 April 1951 (aged 27) | 29 | |
| 3 | DF | István Kocsis | 6 October 1949 (aged 28) | 6 | |
| 4 | MF | József Tóth | 2 December 1951 (aged 26) | 25 | |
| 5 | MF | Sándor Zombori | 31 October 1951 (aged 26) | 16 | |
| 6 | DF | Zoltán Kereki (c) | 13 July 1953 (aged 24) | 24 | |
| 7 | FW | László Fazekas | 15 October 1947 (aged 30) | 71 | |
| 8 | FW | Tibor Nyilasi | 18 January 1955 (aged 23) | 26 | |
| 9 | FW | András Törőcsik | 1 May 1955 (aged 23) | 11 | |
| 10 | MF | Sándor Pintér | 18 July 1950 (aged 27) | 32 | |
| 11 | FW | Béla Várady | 12 April 1953 (aged 25) | 28 | |
| 12 | DF | Győző Martos | 15 December 1949 (aged 28) | 11 | |
| 13 | MF | Károly Csapó | 23 February 1952 (aged 26) | 5 | |
| 14 | DF | László Bálint | 1 February 1948 (aged 30) | 54 | |
| 15 | DF | Tibor Rab | 2 October 1955 (aged 22) | 11 | |
| 16 | MF | István Halász | 12 October 1951 (aged 26) | 3 | |
| 17 | FW | László Pusztai | 1 March 1946 (aged 32) | 22 | |
| 18 | MF | László Nagy | 21 October 1949 (aged 28) | 21 | |
| 19 | FW | András Tóth | 5 September 1949 (aged 28) | 14 | |
| 20 | MF | Ferenc Fülöp | 22 February 1955 (aged 23) | 0 | |
| 21 | GK | Ferenc Mészáros | 11 April 1950 (aged 28) | 13 | |
| 22 | GK | László Kovács | 24 April 1951 (aged 27) | 12 | |
Results
Group stage
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance to second round |
| 2 |  |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
Argentina vs Hungary
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italy vs Hungary
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
France vs Hungary
          France
|
     Hungary
|
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goalscorers
1 goal
References
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.