Match of the Century: 60th anniversary

On the 60th anniversary of Hungary defeating England 6-3 in London’s Wembley Stadium, two new underground railway cars have been named after Jenõ Buzánszky and Gyula Grosics, the still living two Hungarian players participating in what was termed as the ‘Match of the Century’.

The football encounter in London’s Wembley Stadium on November 25, 1953 between host nation England, the originator of the game also known as soccer, and Hungary, then the world's number one ranked team, the Olympic champions and on a run of 24 unbeaten games, was deservedly proclaimed by the English press as the ‘Match of the Century’: the birthplace of football versus the best side in the world in front of an audience of 105,000 people.

Hungary took the lead right after start of the game through Nándor Hidegkuti who came to score half of the six Hungarian goals. Ferenc Puskás scored two goals and Józaef Bozsik scored one for Hungary. The English could only reply through one goal each by Jackie Sewell, Stan Mortensen and Alf Ramsey.