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MATCHFIFA World Cup1954Group B1954-06-20
Hungary
8–3
West Germany
Match details

At a glance

City
Basel
Kick-off
16:50
Attendance
56,000+
Referee
William Ling (England)
Stage
Group B
Scoring

Goals

4' Kocsis
17' Puskás
21' Kocsis
28'
PfaffWest Germany
52' Hidegkuti
56' Hidegkuti
69' Kocsis
75' József Tóth
76'
RahnWest Germany
79' Kocsis
84'
HerrmannWest Germany
Starting XI

Lineups

Hungary

  1. Grosics
  2. Buzánszky
  3. Lantos
  4. Bozsik
  5. Lóránt
  6. Zakariás
  7. József Tóth
  8. Kocsis
  9. Hidegkuti
  10. PuskásC
  11. Czibor

West Germany

  1. Kwiatkowski
  2. Bauer
  3. Kohlmeyer
  4. Posipal
  5. Liebrich
  6. Mebus
  7. Rahn
  8. Eckel
  9. Fritz WalterC
  10. Pfaff
  11. Herrmann
Tactical view

Lineup graphic

Hungary 8-3 West Germany lineup graphic
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Officials & discipline

Match administration

RefereeWilliam Ling (England)
OfficialGriffiths (Wales)
OfficialSchicken (Switzerland)