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Hungary National Team matches during the 1982 World Cup

June 15, 1982, World Cup, Elche, Spain, Hungary 10-El Salvador 1 (Tibor Nyilasi 4, 83, Gábor Pölöskei 11, László Fazekas 23, 54, Joszef Tóth 50, László Kiss 70, 73, 78, Lázár Szentes 71 / Luis Ramirez 64)

June 18, 1982, World Cup, Alicante, Spain, Argentina 4-Hungary 1 (Daniel Ricardo Bertoni 26, Diego Armando Maradona 28, 57, Osvaldo Cesar Ardiles 60 / Gábor Pölöskei 76)

June 22, 1982, World Cup, Elche, Spain, Belgium 1-Hungary 1 (Alex Czerniatynski 76 / Joszef Varga 27)

Hungary’s 1982 World Cup Finals squad:

Goalkeepers:

1-Ferenc Mészáros (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisbon / Portugal)

21- Béla Katzirz (Pécsi Munkás Sport Club)

22- Imre Kiss (Tatabányai Bányász Sport Club)

Defenders:

2-Győző Martos (Koninklijke Waterschei Sportvereniging Thor Genk / Belgium)

3-Laszlo Bálint (Toulouse Football Club / France)

4-Joszef Tóth (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

6-Imre Garaba (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)

13-Tibor Rab (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

14-Sándor Sallai (Debreceni MVSC (Miskolci Vasutas Sport Club)

18-Attila Kerekes (Békéscsabai Elöre Spartacus Sport Club)

19-Joszef Varga (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)

20- József Csuhay (Videoton Sport Club- Székesfehérvári)

Midfielders:

5- Sándor Müller (Hercules de Alicante Club de Fútbol / Spain)

8-Tibor Nyilasi (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

12-Lázár Szentes (Rába ETO (Egyetértés Torna Osztálya) Györi)

16-Ferenc Csongradi (Videoton Sport Club- Székesfehérvári)

17- Károly Csapó (Tatabányai Bányász Sport Club)

Strikers:

7-László Fazekas (Royal Antwerp Football Club / Belgium)

9-Andras Tórócsik (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

10-László Kiss (Budapesti Vasas Sport Club)

11-Gábor Pölöskei (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

15- Béla Bodonyi (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)

Coach: Kálmán Mészöly

Team Captain: Tibor Nyilasi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Note:

1- Ferenc Mészáros, Győző Martos, László Bálint, József Tóth, László Fazekas,

Tibor Nyilasi, András Törőcsik, Tibor Rab and Károly Csapó were also part of the 1978 World Cup squad.

Photo From: Panini World Cup 1982

(Hungary squad)

Photo From: Képes Sport, 29. Evf, 24. Szam, VI.15, 1982

(Hungary squad)

Date: June 15, 1982

Competition: FIFA World Cup- Group C

Result: Hungary 10-El Salvador 1

Venue: Elche, Nuevo Estadio, Spain

Attendance: 23,000

Referee: Ebrahim Al Doy (Bahrain)

Linesmen: Henning Lund Sørensen (Denmark), Charles Corver (Holland)

Kick-off time: 21:00

Goalscorers:

(Hungary): Tibor Nyilasi 4, 83, Gábor Pölöskei 11, László Fazekas 23, 54, Joszef Tóth 50, László Kiss 70, 73, 78, Lázár Szentes 71

(El Salvador): Luis Ramirez 64

Summary of goals:

1:0 (4^th minute, Hungary): László Fazekas’ corner kick from the right side was headed in by Nylasi.

2:0 (11^th minute, Hungary): Nylasi released Gábor Pölöskei on the left who shot from a narrow angle.

3:0 (23^rd minute, Hungary): László Fazekas scored with a long-range shot from outside of the box.

4:0 (50^th minute, Hungary): After the defense had parried an attempt, On the left, Joszef Tóth shot from a narrow angle.

5:0 (54^th minute, Hungary): On the left, László Fazekas shot from a narrow angle.

5:1 (64^th minute, El Salvador): In the box, Norberto Huezo in the middle, pushed the ball up to Luis Ramirez who scored.

6:1 (70^th minute, Hungary): László Fazekas’s cross from the right, was struck in by Kiss.

7:1 (71^st minute, Hungary): Gábor Pölöskei’s cross from the left was knocked in by Lázár Szentes.

8:1 (73^rd minute, Hungary): From the middle, Gabor Pölöskei passed to the left to Kiss, inside the box, Kiss lobbed over Mora.

9:1 (78^th minute, Hungary): A cross from the left was punched out by Mora, and volleyed by Kiss.

10:1 (83^rd minute, Hungary): Joszef Tóth’s cross from the left was headed in by Nylasi.

Lineups:

Hungary:

1-Ferenc Mészáros (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisbon / Portugal)

3-Laszlo Bálint (Toulouse Football Club / France)

2-Győző Martos (Koninklijke Waterschei Sportvereniging Thor Genk / Belgium)

6-Imre Garaba (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)

4-Joszef Tóth (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

5- Sándor Müller (Hercules de Alicante Club de Fútbol / Spain) (12-Lázár Szentes (Rába ETO (Egyetértés Torna Osztálya) Györi) 69)

8-Tibor Nyilasi (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

14-Sándor Sallai (Debreceni MVSC (Miskolci Vasutas Sport Club)

7-László Fazekas (Royal Antwerp Football Club / Belgium)

9-Andras Tórócsik (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest) (10-László Kiss (Budapesti Vasas Sport Club) 56)

11-Gábor Pölöskei (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Coach: Kálmán Mészöly

Booked: László Fazekas 32, Tibor Nyilasi

Other Substitutes:

17- Károly Csapó (Tatabányai Bányász Sport Club)

19-Joszef Varga (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)

21- Béla Katzirz (Pécsi Munkás Sport Club)

Team Captain: Tibor Nyilasi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

Note:

1- László Kiss was the first substitute ever in a World Cup to score a hat trick and he did it in eight minutes.

2-This was the biggest win margin in World Cup history.

Hungary also defeated South Korea with a nine-goal margin in 1954 World Cup.

The highest scoring game of the 1982 World Cup.

3-László Fazekas and Tibor Nylasi were booked for grabbing drinks of water on the field as the match was not stopped. Their appeals were denied.

El Salvador:

1- Ricardo Guevara Mora (CD Platense)

2- Mario Castillo (CD Santiagueno)

3- Jose Francisco Jovel (CD Aguila)

4- Carlos Recinos (CD Fas)

15- Jaime Rodriguez (Bayer Uerdingen / West Germany)

6- Joaquin Ventura (CD Santiagueno) (5-Ramon Fagoaga (AA Marte) 79)

8- Jose Luis Rugamas (AA Marte) (14-Luis Ramirez (AA Marte) 27)

10- Norberto Huezo (AA Marte)

9- Ever Hernandez (CD Santiagueno)

11-Jorge Gonzalez (CD Fas)

13-Jose Maria Rivas (Alianza FC)

Coach: Mauricio Rodriguez

Other Substitutes:

5- Ramon Fagoaga (AA Marte)

12-Francisco Osorto (CD Santiagueno)

16- Mauricio Alfaro (CD Platense)

19- Eduardo Hernandez (CD Santiagueno)

Team Captain: Norberto Huezo

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: El Grafico, No 3272, June 22, 1982

(June 15, 1982, World Cup, Hungary 10-El Salvador 1)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 27 (395), July 7-13, 1982

(Goal diagrams, June 15, 1982, World Cup, Hungary 10-El Salvador 1)

Note: In the diagrams, Hungarian goal number nine is shown before goal number eight.

Photo From: Képes Sport, 29. Evf, 25. Szam, VI.22, 1982

(June 15, 1982, World Cup, Hungary 10-El Salvador 1)

Photo From: Labdarugas, XXVIII. Evf, 6. Szam, June 1982

(June 15, 1982, World Cup, Hungary 10-El Salvador 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 80, August 1982

(June 15, 1982, World Cup, Hungary 10-El Salvador 1)

Photo From: Magazine/website source unknown (provided by a blog viewer/reader)

(Hungary squad, June 15, 1982, World Cup, Hungary 10-El Salvador 1)

Date: June 18, 1982

Competition: FIFA World Cup- Group C

Result: Argentina 4-Hungary 1

Venue: Alicante, Estadio José Rico Pérez, Spain

Attendance: 32,000

Referee: Belaid Lacarne (Algeria)

Linesmen: Michel Vautrot (France), Nicolai Rainea (Romania)

Kick-off time: 21:00

Goalscorers:

(Argentina): Daniel Ricardo Bertoni 26, Diego Armando Maradona 28, 57, Osvaldo Cesar Ardiles 60

(Hungary): Gábor Pölöskei 76

Summary of goals:

1:0 (26^th minute, Argentina): A free kick from the right side was headed across by Passarella t the far post to the left and Bertoni struck.

2:0 (28^th minute, Argentina): Bertoni’s shot was parried by Ferenc Mészáros, Maradona headed in the rebound.

3:0 (57^th minute, Argentina): Kempes from the middle, made a combination play with Maradona, on the left, and Maradona struck from a narrow angle.

4:0 (60^th minute, Argentina): Ferenc Mészáros parried a shot, Balint tried to head it back to Mészáros, but Ardiles picked it up and scored.

4:1 (76^th minute, Hungary): On the left, Joszef Tóth passed to Gábor Pölöskei in the middle, he advanced and shot from the edge of the box.

Lineups:

Argentina:

7- Ubaldo Matildo Fillol (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

14- Jorge Mario Olguín (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda)

8- Luis Adolfo Galván (Club Atletico Talleres de Cordoba-Córdoba)

15- Daniel Alberto Passarella (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

18- Alberto César Tarantini (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires) (3- Juan Alberto Barbas (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires) 51)

1- Osvaldo Cesar Ardiles (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

10- Diego Armando Maradona (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires)

9- Américo Rubén Gallego (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

4- Daniel Ricardo Bertoni (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze / Italy)

20- Jorge Alberto Francisco Valdano (Real Zaragoza / Spain) (5- Gabriel Humberto Calderon (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda) 24)

11- Mario Alberto Kempes (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

Coach: Cesar Luis Menotti

Other Substitutes:

2- Hector Rodolfo Baley (Club Atletico Talleres de Cordoba-Córdoba)

6- Ramon Angel Diaz (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

22- Jose Van Tuyne (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires)

Team Captain: Daniel Alberto Passarella

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Le Coq Sportif

Uniform Colors: Blue/White vertically striped Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks

Hungary:

1-Ferenc Mészáros (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisbon / Portugal)

3-Laszlo Bálint (Toulouse Football Club / France)

2-Győző Martos (Koninklijke Waterschei Sportvereniging Thor Genk / Belgium) (7-László Fazekas (Royal Antwerp Football Club / Belgium) 46)

6-Imre Garaba (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)

4-Joszef Tóth (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

13-Tibor Rab (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

8-Tibor Nyilasi (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

14-Sándor Sallai (Debreceni MVSC (Miskolci Vasutas Sport Club)

19-Joszef Varga (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)

10-László Kiss (Budapesti Vasas Sport Club) (12-Lázár Szentes (Rába ETO (Egyetértés Torna Osztálya) Györi) 62)

11-Gábor Pölöskei (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Coach: Kálmán Mészöly

Other Substitutes:

9-Andras Tórócsik (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

18-Attila Kerekes (Békéscsabai Elöre Spartacus Sport Club)

21- Béla Katzirz (Pécsi Munkás Sport Club)

Team Captain: Tibor Nyilasi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

Note:

1-Final cap for Laszlo Bálint (76/4) (1972-1982).

2-Final cap for Tibor Rab (20/0) (1975-1982).

3- Joszef Tóth had toothache, and the Hungarian officials had to ask FIFA authorities whether the medication they had to provide was on the approved list of medications as Toth was one of the players designated for Drugs test for this match.

4-The first match in the group to have been sold-out.