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    End of an era

    The last surviving Hungarian player from the 6-3 win over England, Jeno Buzanszky is, errrm, no longer surviving. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/jeno-buzanszky-last-mighty-magyars-dies-89-205840093.html#yfOdQs6
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    #2
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    Most English fans have heard of that 6-3 win, as it is often referenced as England's first (and probably to date biggest) defeat at Wembley. Less-mentioned is that England went to Budapest the following year and got hammered 7-1, with Tom Finney in the side.

    How Hungary failed to win that 1954 final will remain one of football's enduring mysteries.

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      #3
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      I think there are a fair number of convincing reasons that are very well known, which taken together at least go some way to explaining it

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        It's more frequently referenced as england's first home defeat by a 'foreign team', which it isn't. Not by four years. The footage of the game shows that one team is 20-30 years ahead of the other in terms of technique, tactics and preparation, and It's not the team that conceded 13 goals.

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          #5
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          Thanks for this AH. Posted on the Hungarian Rhapsody thread before seeing this one.

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            #6
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            Jackie Sewell who played for england is still alive at 87, apparently

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              #7
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              As is Ivor Broadis who scored the 1 in the 7-1 defeat in Budapest
              He's 92

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