Mighty Magyars
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The Mighty Magyars were Hungary’s legendary 1950s national football team, famed for their revolutionary attacking style and long unbeaten run that transformed the modern game.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national association football team ⓘ |
| achievement | 1952 Olympic gold medal in football ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Golden Team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Budapest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captain | Ferenc Puskás NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coach | Gusztáv Sebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Hungary ⓘ |
| defeated | England national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraEnded | mid-1950s ⓘ |
| FIFAWorldCupBestResult | runners-up ⓘ |
| formationUsed | 2-3-3-2 ⓘ |
| goalsConcededIn1954WorldCup | 10 ⓘ |
| goalsScoredIn1954WorldCup | 27 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Hungarian Football Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeStadium | Népstadion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dutch national team of the 1970s
ⓘ
Total Football NERFINISHED ⓘ modern football tactics ⓘ |
| keyPlayer |
Ferenc Puskás
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gyula Grosics NERFINISHED ⓘ József Bozsik NERFINISHED ⓘ Mihály Lantos NERFINISHED ⓘ Nándor Hidegkuti NERFINISHED ⓘ Sándor Kocsis NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoltán Czibor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCountry | Hungarian ⓘ |
| legacy | considered one of the greatest national teams in football history ⓘ |
| lostFinalTo | West Germany national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| matchesUnbeaten | 31 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long unbeaten run in international matches
ⓘ
revolutionary attacking style of play ⓘ |
| notableMatch |
1954 World Cup Final "Miracle of Bern"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hungary 6–3 England (1953) at Wembley ⓘ Hungary 7–1 England (1954) in Budapest ⓘ |
| reachedFinalOf | 1954 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| record | 31-match unbeaten run in full internationals ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
attacking football
ⓘ
possession-based football ⓘ |
| tacticalInnovation |
deep-lying centre-forward role
ⓘ
emphasis on short passing and movement ⓘ fluid positional interchanges ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| tournamentWon | 1952 Summer Olympics football tournament ⓘ |
| unbeatenRunEnd | 1954 ⓘ |
| unbeatenRunStart | 1950 ⓘ |
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