Hungary at the 1978 FIFA World Cup

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

Qualification
Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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 HungaryAthens, Greece
Papaioannou  68' Report Kereki  84' Referee: Wöhrer (Austria)
30 April 1977 Hungary 2 – 1 Soviet UnionBudapest, Hungary
Nyilasi  44'
Kereki  67'		 Report Kipiani  88' Referee: Aldinger (West Germany)
18 May 1977 Soviet Union 2 – 0 HungaryTbilisi, Soviet Union
Burjak  3'
Bálint  14' (o.g.)		 Report Referee: Taylor (England)
28 May 1977 Hungary 3 – 0 GreeceBudapest, Hungary
Pusztai  13'
Nyilasi  15'
Fazekas  88'		 Report Referee: Beck (Netherlands)

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Hungary 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 5
2  Soviet Union 4 2 0 2 5 3 +2 4
3  Greece 4 1 1 2 2 6 −4 3
Source:

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

Playoff

Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off)

First leg

29 October 1977 (1977-10-29) Hungary 6–0 BoliviaNépstadion, Budapest
 Report Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)

Second leg

30 November 1977 (1977-11-30) Bolivia 2–3 HungaryEstadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Aragonés  45+2' (pen.), 90+4' 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 1GK Sándor Gujdár (1951-11-08)8 November 1951 (aged 26) 19 Budapest Honvéd
2 2DF Péter Török (1951-04-18)18 April 1951 (aged 27) 29 Vasas
3 2DF István Kocsis (1949-10-06)6 October 1949 (aged 28) 6 Budapest Honvéd
4 3MF József Tóth (1951-12-02)2 December 1951 (aged 26) 25 Újpesti Dózsa
5 3MF Sándor Zombori (1951-10-31)31 October 1951 (aged 26) 16 Vasas
6 2DF Zoltán Kereki (c) (1953-07-13)13 July 1953 (aged 24) 24 Haladás
7 4FW László Fazekas (1947-10-15)15 October 1947 (aged 30) 71 Újpesti Dózsa
8 4FW Tibor Nyilasi (1955-01-18)18 January 1955 (aged 23) 26 Ferencváros
9 4FW András Törőcsik (1955-05-01)1 May 1955 (aged 23) 11 Újpesti Dózsa
10 3MF Sándor Pintér (1950-07-18)18 July 1950 (aged 27) 32 Budapest Honvéd
11 4FW Béla Várady (1953-04-12)12 April 1953 (aged 25) 28 Vasas
12 2DF Győző Martos (1949-12-15)15 December 1949 (aged 28) 11 Ferencváros
13 3MF Károly Csapó (1952-02-23)23 February 1952 (aged 26) 5 Tatabányai
14 2DF László Bálint (1948-02-01)1 February 1948 (aged 30) 54 Ferencváros
15 2DF Tibor Rab (1955-10-02)2 October 1955 (aged 22) 11 Ferencváros
16 3MF István Halász (1951-10-12)12 October 1951 (aged 26) 3 Tatabányai
17 4FW László Pusztai (1946-03-01)1 March 1946 (aged 32) 22 Ferencváros
18 3MF László Nagy (1949-10-21)21 October 1949 (aged 28) 21 Újpesti Dózsa
19 4FW András Tóth (1949-09-05)5 September 1949 (aged 28) 14 Újpesti Dózsa
20 3MF Ferenc Fülöp (1955-02-22)22 February 1955 (aged 23) 0 MTK
21 1GK Ferenc Mészáros (1950-04-11)11 April 1950 (aged 28) 13 Vasas
22 1GK László Kovács (1951-04-24)24 April 1951 (aged 27) 12 Videoton

Results

Group stage
Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup Group 1

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 6 Advance to second round
2  Argentina 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 4
3  France 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 2
4  Hungary 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: FIFA

Argentina vs Hungary
Argentina 2–1 Hungary
Luque  14'
Bertoni  83'		 Report Csapó  9'
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 71,615
Referee: Antonio Garrido (Portugal)

Italy vs Hungary
Italy 3–1 Hungary
Rossi  34'
Bettega  35'
Benetti  61'		 Report A. Tóth  81' (pen.)
Attendance: 26,533
Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)

France vs Hungary
France 3–1 Hungary
Lopez  23'
Berdoll  38'
Rocheteau  42'		 Report Zombori  41'
Attendance: 23,127

Goalscorers

1 goal

References
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