1953 England Vs Hungary Football Match
England v Hungary (1953) was an international football game played on 25 November 1953. The game was played between Hungary - then the world's number one ranked team, the Olympic champions and on a run of 24 unbeaten games, and England.
Hungary won the game 6-3; England were shown to be technically and tactically inferior to the Hungarian side. The result led to a review of the antiquated training and tactics used by the England team, and the subsequent adoption of continental practices at an international and club level in the English game.
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