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.

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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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Sándor Kocsis memberOf Mighty Magyars