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Hungary 7–1 England (1954 association football friendly)

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Hungary vs England 1954 association football friendly
Date23 May 1954
VenueNépstadion, Budapest, Hungary
RefereeGiorgio Bernardi (Italy)
Attendance92,000

Hungary v England (1954) was an international football game played on 23 May 1954. The game was played between the Hungary national football team—then the world's number one ranked team and the Olympic champions—and the England national football team.[1] The game was a return fixture from the 1953 game in the old Wembley Stadium, where Hungary had beaten England 6–3.

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  1. "The Miracle on Grass as USA beat England". ESPN. 9 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2012.