Hungary at the 1982 FIFA World Cup

The following article concerns the performance of Hungary at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Qualification
Main article: 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Hungary was in Group 4 of UEFA's World Cup qualifications. They played alongside England, Romania, Switzerland and Norway. Hungary finished as top in the group and qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Group Stage

28 April 1981 Switzerland   2 – 2  Hungary Lucerne, Switzerland
Sulser  32', 47' Report Bálint  45'
S. Müller  65' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadion Allmend
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Ian Foote (Scotland)
13 May 1981 Hungary  1 – 0  Romania Budapest, Hungary
Fazekas  18' Report Stadium: Népstadion
Attendance: 68,000
Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)
20 May 1981 Norway  1 – 2  Hungary Oslo, Norway
Thoresen  55' Report L. Kiss  78', 79' Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Malcom Moffatt (Northern Ireland)
6 June 1981 Hungary  1 – 3  England Budapest, Hungary
Garaba  44' Report Brooking  18', 59'
Keegan  72' (pen.)		 Stadium: Népstadion
Attendance: 68,000
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)
23 September 1981 Romania  0 – 0  Hungary Bucharest, Romania
Report Stadium: Stadionul 23. August
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)
14 October 1981 Hungary  3 – 0   Switzerland Budapest, Hungary
Nyilasi  17', 49'
Fazekas  59'		 Report Stadium: Népstadion
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Talat Tokat (Turkey)
31 October 1981 Hungary  4 – 1  Norway Budapest, Hungary
Bálint  12'
L. Kiss  60', 85'
Fazekas  79'		 Report Lund  35' Stadium: Népstadion
Attendance: 68,000
Referee: Egon Šoštarić (Yugoslavia)
18 November 1981 England  1 – 0  Hungary London, England
Mariner  14' Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 92,000
Referee: Georges Konrath (France)

Standings

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Hungary 108422138+5
2  England 98413138+5
3  Romania 88242550
4   Switzerland 78233912−3
5  Norway 68224815−7

Squad

Head coach: Kálmán Mészöly

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Ferenc Mészáros (1950-04-11)11 April 1950 (aged 32) 25 Sporting CP
2 2DF Győző Martos (1949-12-15)15 December 1949 (aged 32) 27 Waterschei Thor
3 2DF László Bálint (1948-02-01)1 February 1948 (aged 34) 74 Toulouse
4 2DF József Tóth (1951-12-02)2 December 1951 (aged 30) 47 Újpesti Dózsa
5 3MF Sándor Müller (1948-09-21)21 September 1948 (aged 33) 15 Hércules
6 2DF Imre Garaba (1958-07-29)29 July 1958 (aged 23) 17 Budapest Honvéd
7 4FW László Fazekas (1947-10-15)15 October 1947 (aged 34) 87 Royal Antwerp
8 4FW Tibor Nyilasi (c) (1955-01-18)18 January 1955 (aged 27) 49 Ferencváros
9 4FW András Törőcsik (1955-05-01)1 May 1955 (aged 27) 33 Újpesti Dózsa
10 4FW László Kiss (1956-03-12)12 March 1956 (aged 26) 24 Vasas
11 4FW Gábor Pölöskei (1960-10-11)11 October 1960 (aged 21) 6 Ferencváros
12 4FW Lázár Szentes (1955-12-12)12 December 1955 (aged 26) 1 Rába ETO Győr
13 2DF Tibor Rab (1955-10-02)2 October 1955 (aged 26) 19 Ferencváros
14 2DF Sándor Sallai (1960-03-26)26 March 1960 (aged 22) 8 Debrecen
15 4FW Béla Bodonyi (1956-09-14)14 September 1956 (aged 25) 13 Budapest Honvéd
16 3MF Ferenc Csongrádi (1956-03-29)29 March 1956 (aged 26) 13 Videoton
17 3MF Károly Csapó (1952-02-23)23 February 1952 (aged 30) 17 Tatabányai Bányász
18 2DF Attila Kerekes (1954-04-04)4 April 1954 (aged 28) 10 Békéscsabai Előre
19 2DF József Varga (1954-10-09)9 October 1954 (aged 27) 9 Budapest Honvéd
20 2DF József Csuhay (1957-07-12)12 July 1957 (aged 24) 0 Videoton
21 1GK Béla Katzirz (1953-07-27)27 July 1953 (aged 28) 15 Pécs
22 1GK Imre Kiss (1957-08-10)10 August 1957 (aged 24) 0 Tatabányai Bányász

Results

First round
Main article: 1982 FIFA World Cup Group 3

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 5 Advance to second round
2  Argentina 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 4
3  Hungary 3 1 1 1 12 6 +6 3
4  El Salvador 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: FIFA

Hungary vs El Salvador
Main article: Hungary v El Salvador (1982 FIFA World Cup)
Hungary 10–1 El Salvador
Nyilasi  4', 83'
Pölöskei  11'
Fazekas  23', 54'
Tóth  50'
L. Kiss  69', 72', 76'
Szentes  70'		 Report Ramírez Zapata  64'
Attendance: 23,000
Hungary
El Salvador
GK1Ferenc Mészáros
SW3László Bálint
DF2Győző Martos
DF6Imre Garaba
DF4József Tóth
MF5Sándor Müller 68'
MF8Tibor Nyilasi (c) 75'
MF14Sándor Sallai
FW7László Fazekas 75'
FW9András Törőcsik 56'
FW11Gábor Pölöskei
Substitutions:
FW10László Kiss 56'
MF12Lázár Szentes 68'
MF17Károly Csapó
DF19József Varga
GK21Béla Katzirz
Manager:
Kálmán Mészöly
GK1Luis Guevara Mora
SW3José Francisco Jovel
DF2Mario Castillo
DF15Jaime Rodríguez
DF4Carlos Recinos
MF8José Luis Rugamas 26'
MF6Joaquín Ventura 79'
MF10Norberto Huezo (c)
MF13José María Rivas
FW9Ever Hernández
FW11Jorge González
Substitutions:
DF5Ramón Fagoaga 79'
DF12Francisco Osorto
FW14Luis Ramírez Zapata 26'
MF16Mauricio Alfaro
GK19Eduardo Hernández
Manager:
Pipo Rodríguez

Assistant referees:
Charles Corver (Netherlands)
Henning Lund-Sorensen (Denmark)

Argentina vs Hungary
Argentina 4–1 Hungary
Bertoni  26'
Maradona  28', 57'
Ardiles  60'		 Report Pölöskei  76'
Attendance: 32,093
Argentina
Hungary
GK7Ubaldo Fillol
SW15Daniel Passarella (c)
DF14Jorge Olguín
DF8Luis Galván
DF18Alberto Tarantini 51'
MF9Américo Gallego
MF1Osvaldo Ardiles
MF10Diego Maradona
MF11Mario Kempes
FW20Jorge Valdano 24'
FW4Daniel Bertoni
Substitutes:
GK2Héctor Baley
MF3Juan Barbas 51'
MF5Gabriel Calderón 24'
FW6Ramón Díaz
DF22José Van Tuyne
Manager:
César Luis Menotti
GK1Ferenc Mészáros
SW3László Bálint
DF2Győző Martos 46'
DF6Imre Garaba
DF4József Tóth
MF19József Varga
MF8Tibor Nyilasi (c)
MF14Sándor Sallai
FW10László Kiss 61'
FW11Gábor Pölöskei
FW13Tibor Rab
Substitutions:
FW7László Fazekas 46'
FW9András Törőcsik
MF12Lázár Szentes 61'
MF18Attila Kerekes
GK21Béla Katzirz
Manager:
Kálmán Mészöly

Assistant referees:
Michel Vautrot (France)
Nicolae Rainea (Romania)

Belgium vs El Salvador
Belgium 1–0 El Salvador
Coeck  19' Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Malcolm Moffat (Northern Ireland)
Belgium
El Salvador
GK1Jean-Marie Pfaff
DF2Eric Gerets (c)
DF4Walter Meeuws
DF3Luc Millecamps
DF14Marc Baecke
MF20Guy Vandersmissen 46'
MF10Ludo Coeck
MF6Franky Vercauteren
FW21Alexandre Czerniatynski
FW9Erwin Vandenbergh
FW11Jan Ceulemans 80'
Substitutes:
MF8Wilfried Van Moer 80'
DF13François Van der Elst 46'
DF15Maurits De Schrijver
MF17René Verheyen
GK22Jacky Munaron
Manager:
Guy Thys
GK1Luis Guevara Mora
DF12Francisco Osorto 17' 46'
DF3José Francisco Jovel
DF15Jaime Rodríguez
DF4Carlos Recinos
MF5Ramón Fagoaga 74'
MF6Joaquín Ventura
MF10Norberto Huezo (c)
MF14Luis Ramírez Zapata
FW11Jorge González
FW13José María Rivas
Substitutions:
DF2Mario Castillo
FW9Ever Hernández
MF16Mauricio Alfaro
DF18Miguel Ángel Díaz 46'
GK19Eduardo Hernández
Manager:
Pipo Rodríguez

Assistant referees:
Gastón Castro (Chile)
Alojzy Jarguz (Poland)

Goalscorers

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References
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