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 ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Athens, Greece |
Papaioannou ![]() |
Report | Kereki ![]() |
Referee: Wöhrer (Austria) |
30 April 1977 | Hungary ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | 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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 |
Source:
Hungary advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
Playoff
First leg
29 October 1977 | Hungary ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | 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 |
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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 |
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1 | ![]() |
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
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References
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