Hungary 3 vs. Bulgaria 1 in the 1966 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group 3 game played in the 1966 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Bulgaria and Hungary with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 1966 World Cup, 1st Round Group 3

Date: Wednesday, July 20, 1966

Hungary

3 - 1

Bulgaria

Goals:

15'

Georgi Asparukhov

43'

Ivan Davidov

(own goal)

45'

Kalman Meszoly

54'

Ferenc Bene

Players

Hungary
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	21.	Jozsef Gelei
DF	2.	Beno Kaposzta
DF	3.	Sandor Matrai
DF	5.	Kalman Meszoly
DF	17.	Gusztav Szepesi
MF	6.	Ferenc Sipos (C)
MF	13.	Imre Mathesz
FW	7.	Ferenc Bene
FW	9.	Florian Albert
FW	10.	Janos Farkas
FW	11.	Gyula Rakosi
		Reserves
GK	1.	Antal Szentimihalyi
GK	22.	Istvan Geczi
DF	4.	Kalman Sovari
DF	18.	Kalman Ihasz
MF	8.	Zoltan Varga
MF	14.	Istvan Nagy
FW	12.	Mate Fenyvesi
FW	15.	Dezso Molnar
FW	16.	Lajos Tichy
FW	19.	Lajos Puskas
FW	20.	Antal Nagy
	Coach: Lajos Baroti

Bulgaria
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	21.	Simeon Simeonov
DF	3.	Ivan Vutsov
DF	4.	Boris Gaganelov (C)
DF	5.	Dimitar Penev
DF	15.	Dimitar Largov
MF	20.	Ivan Davidov ()
FW	6.	Dobromir Zhechev
FW	9.	Georgi Asparukhov
FW	11.	Ivan Kolev
FW	13.	Dimitar Yakimov
FW	14.	Nikola Kotkov
		Reserves
GK	1.	Georgi Naidenov
GK	22.	Ivan Deyanov
DF	2.	Aleksandar Shalamanov
DF	12.	Vasil Metodiev
DF	19.	Vidin Apostolov
MF	7.	Dinko Dermendzhiev
MF	8.	Stoyan Kitov
MF	18.	Evgeni Yanchovski
FW	10.	Petar Zhekov
FW	16.	Aleksandar Kostov
FW	17.	Stefan Abadzhiev
	Coach: Rudolf Vytlacil

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