THE LOWDOWN — THE FULL HISTORY
THE FAVOURITES
Hungary, the Magnificent Magyars, arrived at the 1954 World Cup 32 matches unbeaten, having beaten England 6–3 at Wembley and 7–1 in Budapest. Puskás, Kocsis and the deep-lying Hidegkuti led the attack.
THE TRAP
In the group, Sepp Herberger rested five West German regulars and lost 8–3 to Hungary, landing in the easier half of the draw. Hungary beat Brazil 4–2 in the Battle of Bern and Uruguay 4–2 after extra time.
THE FINAL
4 July 1954, the Wankdorf, Bern, in the rain. Adi Dassler fitted screw-in studs. Hungary led 2–0 after eight minutes; Morlock and Rahn levelled by the 18th. Rahn scored in the 84th. Puskás's 87th-minute goal was disallowed for offside. West Germany 3–2.
THE AFTERMATH
"Wir sind wieder wer": we are someone again. Researchers later published evidence of "vitamin injections", most likely Pervitin; what was in every syringe cannot be proved.
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THE TERRACES — DISCUSSION
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