The Hungarian national team made an astonishing 4-0 victory over England in the Nations League Division A in Wolverhampton.
With the resounding win, Marco Rossi’s team continued their incredible streak of success, beating last year’s European Championship finalist England twice in only 10 days. It is the first time England have conceded four goals at home since 1953, when they went down 6-3 to Hungary’s legendary Golden Team led by Ferenc Puskás.
The Hungarian national football team once again made history, defeating England 4-0 in the fourth round of the Nations League Division A on Tuesday, claiming victory in the island country after 69 years and moving to the top of Group 3.
The last time Hungary beat the Three Lions in 1953, when the Hungarian Golden Team, led by Ferenc Puskás, triumphed 6-3 in the football match simply became known as the Match of the Century.
In the Wolverhampton clash, Roland Sallai scored twice with Zsolt Nagy and Dániel Gazdag both contributing with one goal to England’s biggest home loss since 1928.
As Germany beat European champions Italy 5-2 in the other group match, the Hungarian team jumped to the top of the table and will play for the group win on 23 September when they visit Germany in Leipzig and host Italy three days later.
source: Hungary Today
Vocabulary
astonishing victory | elképesztő győzelem |
resounding win | fényes, nagyszerű győzelem |
incredible streak of success | hihetetlen sikersorozat |
to beat | legyőzni |
to concede | gólt kapni |
to defeat | legyőzni |
to claim victory | győzelmet aratni |
to triumph | diadalmaskodni |
clash | összecsapás |
to score | gólt szerezni |
to contribute to | hozzájárulni valamihez |
home loss | hazai verség |
group win | csoportgyőzelem |
to host | vendégül látni |