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70 years ago the match of the century was played between England(3) and Hungary(6). The return fixture saw Hungary trash England 7-1, England’s largest defeat to this day. (alien.top)
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[–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (9 children)

To this day we hold "memorials" for the 3:6 but how come 7:1 doesn't get the same treatment?

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (7 children)

    Because that was the first time England lost a game at home. The second time it happened they already knew England was bad and Hungary was very good.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

    Actually Ireland was the first team to beat England at home. September 1949. 2-0 at Goodison Park.

    Doesn't quite fit the narrative that they could only be beaten by the exotic Mighty Magyars though.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Scotland first beat England in 1877 and were the first team to beat them at Wembley. Wales and Ireland (original Ireland football team for the entire island) both beat England multiple times in England before 1953 but Hungary were the first continental European team to beat England in England which is why it's so well known.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    My grandfather was very proud of that result too. Not sure if this is true, but apparently the English training camp was in Balatonboglár, near where he lived at the time, and they were training here for a week (according to him anyway).

    He kept saying a funny line in Hungarian which could be translated like this:

    "Az angolok egy hétre jöttek, és 7:1re mentek".

    The english came for one week (1:7), and went back with 7:1 :)

    One week sounds like "one seven" because seven and (a) week is the same word (hét) in Hungarian.

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