The game was a return fixture from the 1953 game in the old Wembley Stadium, where Hungary had beaten England 6–3. England approached the game in the hope that the 6–3 result had been an aberration; instead, Hungary provided a masterclass of football, and thrashed England 7–1. The second half continued in same vein; Kocsis added his second goal on 57 minutes, The final result was Hungary 7 England 1—this still ranks as England's heaviest footballing defeat.The result confirmed what many in the English football world had suspected after the 6–3 defeat at Wembley: that England were no longer a major footballing force, and that the English game needed to look to the continent for tactical and training advances.

The game was played between the Hungary national football team —then the world's number one ranked team and the Olympic champions—and the England national football team, hailing from the birthplace of the game of football. England were rated the number four team in the world by FIFA, but were still existing in a climate of complacency; Hungary had visited England in 1953 and delivered a 6–3 thrashing at Hungary dominated the game; England were unable to obtain the ball for much of the time, and when they did they were unable to make any inroads against a fitter and more tactically adept Hungary side. No lessons had been learnt from the 6–3 defeat at Wembley; England were drawn out of position time and time again.

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