I was 16 when this game came on. I remember that goal right on the corner of the net like it was yesterday. Keegan was my hero and it's sad to know the new about Kenny Sampson, truly hit me in the gut. Come on Kenny, you can beat fucking alcohol, and I'm saying this, because I was there when my wife left me with the kids. But I came out and now I've put my life together, do you can to my brother 😎
This is about the time I started supported England as a kid. I can't remember why, since I was from the former Yugoslavia. I just liked the English clubs and players. What never seized to baffle me was how often the tournaments or important matches came and there would be several very good English players injured.
Hard to believe this is from 40 years ago... the pace of the game isn't much different from today and the Hungarians even have their names on the backs of their shirts
Actually this came a week after the 2-1 loss to Switzerland and was in the summer. The defeat in Oslo came in Sept and the final game the return against Hungary was in November. The only reason why we qualified was that Romania suffered a catastrophic implosion.
I watched this game from behind the Iron Curtain in black and white. Our commentator was so biased against England that when Brooking scored, there was a solemn silence in the studio and nobody new where the ball had gone
My favourite england years ..copple..robson keegan brooking neal mariner butcher shilton clemense woodcock etc..my earliest memory of watching a worldcup ...spain 1982
I was there with a band of brothers - lucky ( seriously ) to get in òut and away from the Nep - we had around 3000 and had a infamous battle on the underground ‐ crazy lot the Hungarians Crazy days loved Keegan Buying that pen we went Bonkers 😜 - To Right .
I was in the stadium and I couldn't beleive it. It was a nightmare for us... The ball stayed there in the corner! Magic! I've never see so this kind of goal. 8-)
Surely Greenwood should have seen this was the template for Espana 1982?...1. Quick balls through the midfield via Robson to the England frontmen of Keegan and Mariner feeding off each other and supplying ammo for Brooking...and the midfield and wide men like Coppell pushing up to support the attacks...Howe would later reorganise the defence following the Norway defeat and there was a case for Wilkins as a holding midfielder which Greenwood was interested in...but the general plan was here..
so many great names; keegan,brooking,robson,coppell... only marina a little not up to standard. is it the match(Or the home game vs Hungary) that coppell injured his knee badly which led to his early retirement
At this stage of the qualification process,England had 2 wins against Switzerland and Norway at Wembley,a draw against Romania at Wembley,followed by a defeat in Bucharest,and two surprising on the road defeats to both Switzerland and Norway.....with Hungary,Which started its' schedule behind England(meaning that Hungary had the advantage of knowing exactly what They had to do to win the group)being favorite to win this match as well after England's team was ridiculed in the Hungarian press.... England also won the return at Hungary(Their only defeats were the two to England)so that England finished second in the group and qualified for WC 1982.
Harvey Dean. Probably a bit harsh, I only saw him play for spurs when he was clearly passed his best. By all accounts he was absolutely incredible for Liverpool. Also don’t forget he got 60 odd England caps, which is amazing when you consider that Shilton was the best keeper in the world.
@@simondelaney2734 funny but I remember at the time the debates about Shilton and Clemance. All the Liverpool groupies thought Clemance was the best but he made so many mistakes in goal for England he could have been Scottish. Shilton every day.
Az egyik legjobb kapus volt Magyarországon,a legjobb,aki kifutni tudott és a csatárok elé vetődött a legjobb ütemérzékkel!Sajnálom,hogy a Mezey nem rakta vissza a válogatottba,mert a Disztl Petinél sokkal jobb volt!
Katzirz Bélát még a csepeli Kovács Attila szorította ki a válogatott kapujából. Mezey őt favorizálta! Disztl csak Kovács bunádzása és eltiltása után jött.
Bassett Time ... the early Eighties when England's footballing fortunes turned from tragicomedy to pure farce. A hundred years of luck got pawned in getting out of that group.
England more like struggled to qualify from this group (below) Losing games to Switzerland away, Romania away and Norway away in our 8 games and as usual we left qualification for Spain'82 right to the last game a 1-0 win at home vs Hungary. Europe Group 4: Hungary 🇭🇺 Pld 8, Pts 10 England 🏴 8, 9 Romania 🇷🇴 8, 8 Switzerland 🇨🇭 8, 7 Norway 🇳🇴 8, 6. Hungary 🇭🇺 and England 🏴 qualified for World Spain'82. World Cup Spain '82: Group 4: 16/6: 🏴England 3-1 France🇫🇷 20/6: 🏴England 2-0 Czechoslovakia🇨🇿 25/6: 🏴England 1-0 Kuwait 🇰🇼 ENG🏴 Pld 3, Pts 6 FRA🇫🇷 3, 3 CZE🇨🇿 3, 2 KUW🇰🇼 3, 1 Second round group stage, Group 2: 29/6: 🇩🇪West Germany 0-0 England🏴 5/7: 🇪🇸Spain 0-0 England🏴 FRG🇩🇪 2, 3 ENG🏴 2, 2 ESP🇪🇸 2, 1
I thought the play was aweful, from both sides. Just groups of player's running up and down the centre, and crap shooting, like a sunday match in my local park
