
Wales 2-1 Hungary - June 17, 1958 / World Cup 1958
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76'
33'
Lajos Tichy
WAL

WAL


HUN
HUN
Team line-ups
Wales
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Alfred John Kelsey | 28 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stuart Williams | 27 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Melvyn Charles | 23 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Melvyn Hopkins | 23 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Derrick Sullivan | 27 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ronald Hewitt | 29 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Bowen | 30 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Cliff Jones | 23 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Charles | 26 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Terry Medwin | 76 | 25 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ivor Allchurch | 55 | 28 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
26.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
19
Hungary
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Gyula Grosics | 32 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sandor Matrai | 25 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Laszlo Sarosi | 26 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jozsef Bozsik | 32 | 92 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Antal Kotasz | 28 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ferenc Sipos | 25 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dr Mate Fenyvesi | 24 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Laszlo Budai | 29 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jozsef Bencsis | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Dezsö Bundzsak | 30 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Lajos Tichy | 33 | 23 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
26
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Terry Medwin
IN
Royston Vernon
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Dezsö Bundzsak
IN
Karoly Sandor
OUT
Gyula Grosics
IN
Istvan Ilku
OUT
Jozsef Bozsik
IN
Nandor Hidegkuti
OUT
Dr Mate Fenyvesi
IN
Ferenc Szojka
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
47
16
Success rate in this team:
31 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
31 %
Murphy vs Hungary
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Murphy vs Baroti
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
43
7
Success rate in this team:
29 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Baroti vs Wales
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Baroti vs Murphy
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Referee
Nikolay Latyshev
1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Wales2 matches | General total | Hungary4 matches | 2 victories |
0 draw |
2 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Wales1 match | Season total | Hungary1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Latest figure on June 17, 1958 | Latest figure on June 10, 1962 |
Key figures

It's the first time Lajos Tichy scores 1 goal vs Wales in his professional career

Wales keeps its 4 matches with only one goal conceded at most in World Cup running (since 08/06/1958). It's a record streak. The first of history

Hungary keeps its 15 matches with at least one goal scored in World Cup running (since 27/05/1934). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
Neutral ground | VWales 5-2 Northern Ireland08/02/1890 | LEast Germany 2-1 Wales19/05/1957 | DHungary 1-1 Wales08/06/1958 | DMexico 1-1 Wales11/06/1958 |
Overall | VIsrael 0-2 Wales15/01/1958 | VWales 2-0 Israel05/02/1958 | DWales 1-1 Northern Ireland16/04/1958 | DHungary 1-1 Wales08/06/1958 | DMexico 1-1 Wales11/06/1958 | DSweden 0-0 Wales15/06/1958 |
Current form
Neutral ground | VHungary 4-2 Uruguay30/06/1954 | LGermany 3-2 Hungary04/07/1954 | DSoviet Union 1-1 Hungary26/09/1954 | VSoviet Union 0-1 Hungary23/09/1956 | DHungary 1-1 Wales08/06/1958 | VHungary 4-0 Mexico15/06/1958 |
Overall | LGermany 1-0 Hungary22/12/1957 | VHungary 2-0 Yugoslavia20/04/1958 | DScotland 1-1 Hungary07/05/1958 | DHungary 1-1 Wales08/06/1958 | LSweden 2-1 Hungary12/06/1958 | VHungary 4-0 Mexico15/06/1958 |
Running streaks
Neutral ground | Total | |
---|---|---|
Drawing streak | 2 | 4 |
Unbeaten streak | 2 | 7 |
Winless streak | 3 | 4 |
Scoring streak | 4 | 0 |
Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 4 | 0 |
Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Running streaks
Neutral ground | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 4 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 18 | 5 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
3 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
3 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
Goals
2 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
6 |
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
3 |
0.67 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
0.67 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
Betting aid
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
Bookings
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | John Charles | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Lajos Tichy | ![]() |
![]() | John Charles | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | Lajos Tichy | ![]() |
![]() | Ivor Allchurch | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last 2 matches | Lajos Tichy | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Neutral ground
1 gf
1 ga
Total
1 gf
1 ga
Historical head to head
Neutral ground
1 gf
1 ga
Total
1 gf
1 ga
Best historical scorers against Hungary
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John Charles | 1 goal | 1958 - 1958 |
Best historical scorers against Wales
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Jozsef Bozsik | 1 goal | 1958 - 1958 |
Players with most games played vs Hungary
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Colin Webster | 1 match | 1958 - 1958 |
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Cliff Jones | 1 match | 1958 - 1958 |
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Melvyn Hopkins | 1 match | 1958 - 1958 |
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Derrick Sullivan | 1 match | 1958 - 1958 |
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Alfred John Kelsey | 1 match | 1958 - 1958 |
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Melvyn Charles | 1 match | 1958 - 1958 |
Players with most games played vs Wales
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Gyula Grosics | 1 match | 1958 - 1958 |
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Nandor Hidegkuti | 1 match | 1958 - 1958 |
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Dezsö Bundzsak | 1 match | 1958 - 1958 |
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Ferenc Sipos | 1 match | 1958 - 1958 |
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Lajos Tichy | 1 match | 1958 - 1958 |
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Sandor Matrai | 1 match | 1958 - 1958 |
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