Hungary at the 1978 FIFA World Cup

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

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Qualification

Hungary was in Group 9 of UEFA's World Cup qualifications. They played alongside Soviet Union and Greece.

Group stage

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 421164+25
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 420253+24
3Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 41122643
Source: [ citation needed ]

Hungary advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.

Playoff

First leg

Second leg

Hungary won 9–2 on aggregate and qualified to the World Cup.

Squad

Head coach: Lajos Baróti

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11 GK Sándor Gujdár (1951-11-08)8 November 1951 (aged 26)19 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Honvéd
22 DF Péter Török (1951-04-18)18 April 1951 (aged 27)29 Flag of Hungary.svg Vasas
32 DF István Kocsis (1949-10-06)6 October 1949 (aged 28)6 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Honvéd
43 MF József Tóth (1951-12-02)2 December 1951 (aged 26)25 Flag of Hungary.svg Újpesti Dózsa
53 MF Sándor Zombori (1951-10-31)31 October 1951 (aged 26)16 Flag of Hungary.svg Vasas
62 DF Zoltán Kereki (c) (1953-07-13)13 July 1953 (aged 24)24 Flag of Hungary.svg Haladás
74 FW László Fazekas (1947-10-15)15 October 1947 (aged 30)71 Flag of Hungary.svg Újpesti Dózsa
84 FW Tibor Nyilasi (1955-01-18)18 January 1955 (aged 23)26 Flag of Hungary.svg Ferencváros
94 FW András Törőcsik (1955-05-01)1 May 1955 (aged 23)11 Flag of Hungary.svg Újpesti Dózsa
103 MF Sándor Pintér (1950-07-18)18 July 1950 (aged 27)32 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Honvéd
114 FW Béla Várady (1953-04-12)12 April 1953 (aged 25)28 Flag of Hungary.svg Vasas
122 DF Győző Martos (1949-12-15)15 December 1949 (aged 28)11 Flag of Hungary.svg Ferencváros
133 MF Károly Csapó (1952-02-23)23 February 1952 (aged 26)5 Flag of Hungary.svg Tatabányai
142 DF László Bálint (1948-02-01)1 February 1948 (aged 30)54 Flag of Hungary.svg Ferencváros
152 DF Tibor Rab (1955-10-02)2 October 1955 (aged 22)11 Flag of Hungary.svg Ferencváros
163 MF István Halász (1951-10-12)12 October 1951 (aged 26)3 Flag of Hungary.svg Tatabányai
174 FW László Pusztai (1946-03-01)1 March 1946 (aged 32)22 Flag of Hungary.svg Ferencváros
183 MF László Nagy (1949-10-21)21 October 1949 (aged 28)21 Flag of Hungary.svg Újpesti Dózsa
194 FW András Tóth (1949-09-05)5 September 1949 (aged 28)14 Flag of Hungary.svg Újpesti Dózsa
203 MF Ferenc Fülöp (1955-02-22)22 February 1955 (aged 23)0 Flag of Hungary.svg MTK
211 GK Ferenc Mészáros (1950-04-11)11 April 1950 (aged 28)13 Flag of Hungary.svg Vasas
221 GK László Kovács (1951-04-24)24 April 1951 (aged 27)12 Flag of Hungary.svg Videoton

Results

Group stage

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 330062+46Advance to second round
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 320143+14
3Flag of France.svg  France 31025502
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 30033850
Source: FIFA

Argentina vs Hungary

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg2–1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Luque Soccerball shade.svg 14'
Bertoni Soccerball shade.svg 83'
Report Csapó Soccerball shade.svg 9'
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 71,615

Italy vs Hungary

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Rossi Soccerball shade.svg 34'
Bettega Soccerball shade.svg 35'
Benetti Soccerball shade.svg 61'
Report A. Tóth Soccerball shade.svg 81' (pen.)

France vs Hungary

France  Flag of France.svg3–1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Lopez Soccerball shade.svg 23'
Berdoll Soccerball shade.svg 38'
Rocheteau Soccerball shade.svg 42'
Report Zombori Soccerball shade.svg 41'

Goalscorers

1 goal

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