Hungary national football team
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| Nickname(s) |
The Magical Magyars (In the 1950s) Nemzeti Tizenegy (National Eleven) |
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| Association | Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség (MLSZ) |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Bernd Storck |
| Captain | Balázs Dzsudzsák |
| Most caps | Gábor Király (108) |
| Top scorer | Ferenc Puskás (84) |
| Home stadium | Groupama Arena |
| FIFA code | HUN |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 27  (9 March 2017)
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| Highest | 18 (April–May 2016) |
| Lowest | 87 (July 1996) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 43 (24 February 2017) |
| Highest | 1 (1953–57, 1958, 1964, 1965) |
| Lowest | 80 (November 2003) |
| First international | |
 Austria 5–0 Hungary  (Vienna, Austria 12 October 1902) |
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| Biggest win | |
 Hungary 13–1 France  (Budapest, Hungary; 12 June 1927)  Hungary 12–0 Albania  (Budapest, Hungary; 24 September 1950) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
Hungary 0–7 England  (Budapest, Hungary; 10 June 1908) England Amateurs 7–0 Hungary (Solna, Sweden; 30 June 1912)  Germany 7–0 Hungary (Cologne, Germany; 6 April 1941)  Netherlands 8–1 Hungary  (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 11 October 2013) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1934) |
| Best result | Runners-up, 1938 and 1954 |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1964) |
| Best result | Third place, 1964 |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Football | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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1952 Helsinki | Team |
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1960 Rome | Team |
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1964 Tokyo | Team |
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1968 Mexico City | Team |
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1972 Munich | Team |
The Hungary national football team (Hungarian: Magyar labdarúgó-válogatott) represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.
Hungary has a respectable football history, having won three Olympic titles, finishing runners-up in the 1938 and 1954 FIFA World Cups, and third in the 1964 UEFA European Football Championship. Hungary revolutionised the sport in the 1950s, laying the tactical fundamentals of Total Football and dominating international football with the remarkable Golden Team which included legend Ferenc Puskás, top goalscorer of the 20th century, to whom FIFA dedicated its newest award, the Puskás Award. The side of that era has the second all-time highest Football Elo Ranking in the world, with 2166 in 1954, and one of the longest undefeated runs in football history, remaining unbeaten in 31 games, spanning over four years and including matches such as the Match of the Century.
Despite these achievements, the Hungarian team faced a severe drought starting from their elimination at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, failing to qualify to a major tournament for 30 years and reaching their lowest FIFA ranking (87) in 1996 as well as finishing sixth in their group of Euro 2008 qualifiers before qualifying to Euro 2016, where they made their best European Championship performance in over 40 years after reaching the round of 16.
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