Hungary v El Salvador (1982 FIFA World Cup)
The Nuevo Estadio held the match | |||||||
Event | 1982 FIFA World Cup | ||||||
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Date | 15 June 1982 | ||||||
Venue | Nuevo Estadio, Elche | ||||||
Referee | Ibrahim Youssef Al-Doy (Bahrain) | ||||||
Attendance | 23,000 |
Hungary v El Salvador was the second game to be played in Group 3 of the first group stage at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. The game was played at Nuevo Estadio in Elche, Spain, on 15 June. Hungary won the match 10–1, recording the biggest scoreline in FIFA World Cup finals history.[1][2]
Hungarian substitute László Kiss scored a hat-trick, the only World Cup hat-trick by a substitute,[3] and the fastest ever in a World Cup, in the space of seven minutes.[4]
Background
Hungary had experience of playing in the final of both the 1938 and 1954 World Cups.
Prior to the World Cup, El Salvador, due to economic reasons sent a 20-men squad (as opposed to a 22-men squad). Hungary sent their full team. According to the World Cup's technical report, "El Salvador had a very good preparatory programme, mainly with the emphasis on endurance, speed and strength (…) but, has it happened, the special political circumstances in the country prevented the final stage from being carried out in as concentrated a way as one would have actually wished".
The draw for the group stage of the 1982 World Cup paired Hungary and El Salvador with Argentina and Belgium in Group 3. Before the game, holders Argentina had lost 1–0 to Belgium in the opening game of the tournament, the first surprise in 1982 FIFA World Cup. Despite this win, Hungary failed to advance out of the group stage.
Match
Details
Hungary | 10–1 | El Salvador |
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Nyilasi 4', 83' Pölöskei 11' Fazekas 23', 54' Tóth 50' L. Kiss 69', 72', 76' Szentes 70' |
Report | Ramírez Zapata 64' |
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Assistant referees:
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See also
References
- ↑ (Portuguese) "Hungria é o país que mais goleou em jogos da Copa do Mundo" (The Brazilian Post)
- ↑ "World Cup: 25 stunning moments … No18: El Salvador humiliated in Spain". Guardian. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ Richards, Alex (9 July 2014). "5 biggest World Cup thrashings after Brazil's humiliation against Germany". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ↑ "Laszlo Kiss". The Times of India. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2014.