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England men · International friendly

Hungary
v England⁠

0–0

Full time

Hungary v England finished 0–0.

Date
Wednesday 27 April 1988 · England in 1988
Venue
Népstadion, Budapest
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1978 – 1983

04 6 Jun 1981
FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 4 Népstadion, Budapest

Hungary 1–3 England England won

England: Brooking 19', Brooking 60', Keegan 73' pen

Hungary: Garaba 44'

Match page: Hungary v England, 6 June 1981

05 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

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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