Hungary national football team

The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football games. It is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.

Modern times

Today, Hungary are a lesser force and haven't qualified for a World Cup since 1986, or for the European Championships since 1972.

Related Topics:
World Cup - 1986 - European Championships - 1972

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In the EC1988 qualifiers, they finished third in their group, after the Netherlands and Greece. In the WC1990 qualifiers, they were again third, following Spain and the Republic of Ireland.

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In the EC1992 qualifiers, they were fourth in their group, after the Soviet Union, Italy and Norway. In the WC1994 qualifiers they were again fourth, this time after Greece, Russia and Iceland. They were also fourth in their qualifying group for EC1996, after Switzerland, Turkey and Sweden.

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In the World Cup 1998 qualifiers, they were second in their group after Norway, and played off against FR Yugoslavia, but lost both of those games (1-7, 5-0).

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In their EC2000 qualifying group they finished fourth after Romania, Portugal and Slovakia. The same happened in the WC2002 qualifiers, when they trailed after Italy, Romania and Georgia, and in the EC2004 qualifiers, where they were surpassed by Sweden, Latvia and Poland.

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