Hungary Football Formation
January 5, 2013
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Lineup (5-3-2)
Antal Szabo · Gyula Polgar · Sandor Biro · Gyorgy Szucs · Antal Szalay · Gyula Lazar · Pal Titkos · Ferenc Sas · Jeno Vincze · Gyula Zsengeller · Gyorgy Sarosi (c)Hungary "Runners-Up XI" (1938)
Hungary reached the final of the 3rd World Cup, while Italy went on to defend their title. Hungary had a brilliant team, but Vittorio Pozzo's Italy was more organised. Hence Italy defended their World Cup successfully and won the Final 4-2. Hungary would reach final again in 1954 World Cup.
World Cup was stopped in the mean time, as second world war broke out in 1939. A great generation of players lost opportunities and disappeared in the pages of history.
The final itself took place at the Stade Olympique de Colombes in Paris. Vittorio Pozzo's Italian side took the lead early, but Hungary equalised within two minutes. The Italians took the lead again shortly after, and by the end of the first half were leading the Hungarians 3-1. Hungary never really got back into the game. With the final score favouring the Italians 4-2, Italy became the first team to successfully defend the title (and the first team to win the title on foreign soil) and were once more crowned World Cup winners.
Manager : Alfred Schaffer