Italy 3–1 Hungary: 1978 World Cup match
Italy3–1Full time
Hungary
Match in one glance
ItalyHungaryGoalCard
Italy
Hungary
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
3Italy1Hungary
Paolo Rossi opened the scoring at 34′.
Team comparison
ItalyHungary
3Goals1
0Bookings2
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1RBRomeo BenettiItaly · 61′1goal
- 2RBRoberto BettegaItaly · 35′1goal
- 3PRPaolo RossiItaly · 34′1goal
- 4ATAndrás TóthHungary · 81′1goal
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 1978
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 1
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1978-06-06
- Venue
- Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
- Result
- 3–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Italy / HungaryHungary
András Tóth (penalty)81′
Complete match timeline
ItalyHungaryGoalCardSubstitution
Italy
Hungary
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
9 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′2 – 0P. Rossi 34′ · R. Bettega 35′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 1R. Benetti 61′ · A. Tóth 81′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Italy
Reported rolesDZ
1Dino ZoffMB
2Mauro BellugiAC
3Antonio CabriniCG
5Claudio GentileGS
8Gaetano ScireaGA
9Giancarlo AntognoniRB
10Romeo BenettiMT
14Marco TardelliFC
16Franco CausioRB
18Roberto BettegaPR
21Paolo RossiReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 4ACAntonello Cuccureddu79′
- 19FGFrancesco Graziani84′
Match contributions
- Romeo Benetti⚽ 1
- Roberto Bettega⚽ 1
- Paolo Rossi⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1DZDino ZoffGoalkeeper
- 2MBMauro BellugiDefender
- 3ACAntonio CabriniDefender
- 5CGClaudio GentileDefender
- 8GSGaetano ScireaDefender
- 9GAGiancarlo AntognoniMidfielder
- 10RBRomeo BenettiMidfielder
- 14MTMarco TardelliMidfielder
- 16FCFranco CausioMidfielder
- 18RBRoberto BettegaCentre-forward
- 21PRPaolo RossiCentre-forward
Hungary
Reported rolesFM
21Ferenc MészárosIK
3István KocsisJT
4József TóthZK
6Zoltán KerekiGM
12Győző MartosSZ
5Sándor ZomboriKC
13Károly CsapóLN
18László NagyLF
7László FazekasSP
10Sándor PintérLP
17László PusztaiReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 16IHIstván Halász46′
- 19ATAndrás Tóth46′
Match contributions
- Sándor Zombori▰ 26′
- Győző Martos▰ 64′
- András Tóth⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 3IKIstván KocsisDefender
- 4JTJózsef TóthDefender
- 5SZSándor ZomboriMidfielder
- 6ZKZoltán KerekiDefender
- 7LFLászló FazekasForward
- 10SPSándor PintérForward
- 12GMGyőző MartosDefender
- 13KCKároly CsapóMidfielder
- 17LPLászló PusztaiForward
- 18LNLászló NagyMidfielder
- 21FMFerenc MészárosGoalkeeper
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
3Italy1Hungary
Paolo Rossi opened the scoring at 34′.
Team comparison
ItalyHungary
3Goals1
0Bookings2
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1RBRomeo BenettiItaly · 61′1goal
- 2RBRoberto BettegaItaly · 35′1goal
- 3PRPaolo RossiItaly · 34′1goal
- 4ATAndrás TóthHungary · 81′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 1978
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 1
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1978-06-06
- Venue
- Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
- Result
- 3–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Italy / HungaryHungary
András Tóth (penalty)81′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.