The Birth of the Magical Magyars

OTD E0216 — 04 Jun 1950: Hungary beat Poland 5–2 in Warsaw, with a Gyula Szilágyi hat-trick and two goals from Ferenc Puskás. No one knows it yet, but this is the first match of Hungary’s unbeaten run: Helsinki gold, the 6–3 at Wembley, 7–1 in Budapest, the 1954 World Cup goal avalanche, the Miracle of Bern, and the political rupture of 1956. Ideas: [email protected]