The following article concerns the performance of Hungary at the 1978 FIFA World Cup .
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 |
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.
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 |
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 |
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