Italy 3 vs. Hungary 1 in the 1978 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group 1 game played in the 1978 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Hungary and Italy with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 1978 World Cup, 1st Round Group 1

Date: Tuesday, June 06, 1978

Italy

3 - 1

Hungary

Goals:

34'

Paolo Rossi

36'

Roberto Bettega

60'

Romeo Benetti

81'

Andras Toth

(penalty)

Players

Italy
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Dino Zoff (C)
DF	2.	Mauro Bellugi
DF	3.	Antonio Cabrini 79'
DF	5.	Claudio Gentile
DF	8.	Gaetano Scirea
MF	9.	Giancarlo Antognoni
MF	10.	Romeo Benetti
MF	14.	Marco Tardelli
MF	16.	Franco Causio
FW	18.	Roberto Bettega 83'
FW	21.	Paolo Rossi
		Entered
DF	4.	Antonello Cuccureddu 79'
FW	19.	Francesco Graziani 83'
		Other Reserves
GK	12.	Paolo Conti
GK	22.	Ivano Bordon
DF	6.	Aldo Maldera
DF	7.	Lionello Manfredonia
MF	11.	Eraldo Pecci
MF	13.	Patrizio Sala
MF	15.	Renato Zaccarelli
MF	17.	Claudio Sala
FW	20.	Paolo Pulici
	Coach: Enzo Bearzot

Hungary
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	21.	Ferenc Meszaros
DF	3.	Istvan Kocsis
DF	4.	Jozsef Toth
DF	6.	Zoltan Kereki (C)
DF	12.	Gyozo Martos
MF	5.	Sandor Zombori
MF	10.	Sandor Pinter
MF	13.	Karoly Csapo
MF	18.	Laszlo Nagy 46'HT
FW	7.	Laszlo Fazekas 46'HT
FW	17.	Laszlo Pusztai
		Entered
MF	16.	Istvan Halasz 46'HT
FW	19.	Andras Toth 46'HT
		Other Reserves
GK	1.	Sandor Gujdar
GK	22.	Laszlo Kovacs
DF	2.	Peter Torok
DF	14.	Laszlo Balint
DF	15.	Tibor Rab
MF	8.	Tibor Nyilasi
MF	20.	Ferenc Fulop
FW	9.	Andras Torocsik
FW	11.	Bela Varadi
	Coach: Lajos Baroti

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time

Cards

National Team	Player	Card and Minutes
Hungary	Sandor Zombori	26' yellow card
Hungary	Gyozo Martos	64' yellow card

Substitutions

Italy
Minute 79		Antonello Cuccureddu	replaced	Antonio Cabrini
Minute 83		Francesco Graziani	replaced	Roberto Bettega
Hungary
Minute 46 (in the break)		Andras Toth	replaced	Laszlo Nagy
Minute 46 (in the break)		Istvan Halasz	replaced	Laszlo Fazekas