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Hungary
v England⁠

1–3

Full time

Hungary v England finished 1–3.

Hungary
Garaba 44'
Date
Saturday 6 June 1981 · England in 1981
Venue
Népstadion, Budapest

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1954 – 1978

01 24 May 1978
International friendly Wembley Stadium, London

England 4–1 Hungary England won

England: Barnes 10', Neal 29' pen, Francis 31', Currie 76'

Hungary: Nagy 62'

Match page: England v Hungary, 24 May 1978

05 23 May 1954
International friendly Népstadion, Budapest

Hungary 7–1 England England lost

England: Broadis 68'

Hungary: Lantos 10', Puskás 17', Kocsis 19', Kocsis 57', Hidegkuti 59', Tóth 63', Puskás 71'

Match page: Hungary v England, 23 May 1954

Official meetings since 1908

England v Hungary stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings26In our results database
England wins16England perspective
Draws3Level at full time
Hungary wins7Hungary victories

England have scored 61 goals to Hungary's 36 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

7

Woodward

7 goals against Hungary in matches we hold scorer data for.

Hungary · Fixture leader

4

Hidegkuti

Hungary's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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