Ferenc Puskás - Goals in International Matches


The outstanding Hungarian player, who scored 84 international goals for his National Team, has entered the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with Two Score Goals for his national team. He also played 4 matches for Spain, having represented two National Teams. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
  
Matches for Hungary
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Caps  Goals     Date     Venue           Opponent       Score    Competition
  1   1   1   20/ 8/45   Budapest        Austria         5-2
  2   2   3   30/ 9/45   Budapest        Romania         7-2
  3       3   14/ 4/46   Wien            Austria         2-3
  4       3    6/10/46   Budapest        Austria         2-0
  5   3   6   30/10/46   Esch/Alzette    Luxembourg      7-2
  6   1   7    4/ 5/47   Budapest        Austria         5-2
  7   1   8   11/ 5/47   Torino          Italy           2-3
  8   1   9   29/ 6/47   Beograd         Yugoslavia      3-2     Balkan Cup
  9       9   14/ 9/47   Wien            Austria         3-4
 10   2  11   12/10/47   Bucuresti       Romania         3-0     Balkan Cup
 11   2  13   21/ 4/48   Budapest        Switzerland     7-4     International Cup
 12      13    2/ 5/48   Wien            Austria         2-3     International Cup
 13      13   23/ 5/48   Budapest        Czechoslovakia  2-1     International Cup
 14   2  15    6/ 6/48   Budapest        Romania         9-0     Balkan Cup
 15   3  18   24/10/48   Bucuresti       Romania         5-1
 16      18    7/11/48   Sofia           Bulgaria        0-1     Balkan Cup
 17   1  19   10/ 4/49   Praha           Czechoslovakia  2-5     International Cup
 18   3  22    2/ 5/49   Budapest        Austria         6-1     International Cup
 19      22   12/ 6/49   Budapest        Italy           1-1     International Cup
 20      22   19/ 6/49   Stockholm       Sweden          2-2
 21   2  24   10/ 7/49   Debrecen        Poland          8-2
 22   2  26   16/10/49   Wien            Austria         4-3
 23   2  28   30/10/49   Budapest        Bulgaria        5-0
 24   1  29   20/11/49   Budapest        Sweden          5-0
 25   2  31   30/ 4/50   Budapest        Czechoslovakia  5-0
 26   1  32   15/ 5/50   Wien            Austria         3-5
 27   2  34    4/ 6/50   Warszawa        Poland          5-2
 28   4  38   24/ 9/50   Budapest        Albania        12-0
 29   3  41   29/10/50   Budapest        Austria         4-3
 30      41   12/11/50   Sofia           Bulgaria        1-1
 31   2  43   27/ 5/51   Budapest        Poland          6-0
 32      43   14/10/51   Ostrava         Czechoslovakia  2-1
 33   2  45   18/11/51   Budapest        Finland         8-0
 34      45   18/ 5/52   Budapest        East Germany    5-0
 35      45   24/ 5/52   Moskva          Soviet Union    1-1 (1)
 36   1  46   27/ 5/52   Moskva          Soviet Union    1-2 (1)
 37   2  48   15/ 6/52   Warszawa        Poland          5-1
 38   1  49   22/ 6/52   Helsinki        Finland         6-1
 39      49   15/ 7/52   Turku           Romania         2-1     Olympic Games
 40      49   21/ 7/52   Helsinki        Italy           3-0     Olympic Games
 41   2  51   24/ 7/52   Helsinki        Turkey          7-1     Olympic Games
 42   1  52   28/ 7/52   Helsinki        Sweden          6-0     Olympic Games
 43   1  53    2/ 8/52   Helsinki        Yugoslavia      2-0     Olympic Games
 44   2  55   20/ 9/52   Bern            Switzerland     4-2     International Cup
 45      55   19/10/52   Budapest        Czechoslovakia  5-0
 46      55   26/ 4/53   Budapest        Austria         1-1
 47   2  57   17/ 5/53   Roma            Italy           3-0     International Cup
 48   1  58    5/ 7/53   Stockholm       Sweden          4-2
 49   1  59    4/10/53   Praha           Czechoslovakia  5-1
 50      59   11/10/53   Wien            Austria         3-2
 51      59   15/11/53   Budapest        Sweden          2-2
 52   2  61   25/11/53   London          England         6-3
 53   2  63   12/ 2/54   Cairo           Egypt           3-0
 54      63   11/ 4/54   Wien            Austria         1-0
 55   2  65   23/ 5/54   Budapest        England         7-1
 56   2  67   17/ 6/54   Zürich          South Korea     9-0     World Cup
 57   1  68   20/ 6/54   Basel           West Germany    8-3     World Cup
 58   1  69    4/ 7/54   Bern            West Germany    2-3     World Cup
 59      69   19/ 9/54   Budapest        Romania         5-1
 60      69   26/ 9/54   Moskva          Soviet Union    1-1
 61      69   10/10/54   Budapest        Switzerland     3-0
 62      69   24/10/54   Budapest        Czechoslovakia  4-1
 63      69    8/12/54   Glasgow         Scotland        4-2
 64      69   24/ 4/55   Wien            Austria         2-2     International Cup
 65   1  70    8/ 5/55   Oslo            Norway          5-0
 66   2  72   11/ 5/55   Stockholm       Sweden          7-3
 67      72   15/ 5/55   København       Denmark         6-0
 68   1  73   19/ 5/55   Helsinki        Finland         9-1
 69      73   29/ 5/55   Budapest        Scotland        3-1
 70   2  75   17/ 9/55   Lausanne        Switzerland     5-4     International Cup
 71   1  76   25/ 9/55   Budapest        Soviet Union    1-1
 72      76    2/10/55   Praha           Czechoslovakia  3-1     International Cup
 73   1  77   16/10/55   Budapest        Austria         6-1     International Cup
 74   1  78   13/11/55   Budapest        Sweden          4-2
 75   1  79   27/11/55   Budapest        Italy           2-0     International Cup
 76   1  80   19/ 2/56   Istanbul        Turkey          1-3
 77   1  81   29/ 2/56   Beirut          Lebanon         4-1 (2)
 78      81   29/ 4/56   Budapest        Yugoslavia      2-2     International Cup
 79   1  82    3/ 6/56   Brussel         Belgium         4-5
 80      82    9/ 6/56   Lisboa          Portugal        2-2
 81      82   15/ 7/56   Budapest        Poland          4-1
 82   1  83   16/ 9/56   Beograd         Yugoslavia      3-1     International Cup
 83      83   23/ 9/56   Moskva          Soviet Union    1-0
 84      83    7/10/56   Paris           France          2-1
 85   1  84   14/10/56   Wien            Austria         2-0


(1) Soviet Union was represented by Moskva National Team, but the matches
    were recognised and confirmed as full "A" matches in May 2002 by the
    MLSZ (Hungarian Football Association).
(2) This match was added to Puskás' list in May 2002 after the MLSZ decided
    to declare it official nearly half a century after it was played.

Matches for Spain
=================

Caps  Goals     Date     Venue           Opponent       Score    Competition
  1       0   12/11/61   Casablanca      Morocco         1-0     World Cup Qualifiers
  2       0   31/ 5/62   Viña del Mar    Czechoslovakia  0-1     World Cup
  3       0    3/ 6/62   Viña del Mar    Mexico          1-0     World Cup
  4       0    6/ 6/62   Viña del Mar    Brazil          1-2     World Cup


Total Record

Matches  Won Draw Lost  For Against  Points  Percentage
    85    63   11   11  339- 120     137      80.59        [for Hungary]
     4     2    0    2    3-   3       4      50.00        [for Spain]
    89    65   11   13  342- 123     141      79.21        [total]

84 Goals in 85 Matches (0.99 per match) for Hungary
 0 Goals in  4 Matches (0.00 per match) for Spain
84 Goals in 89 Matches (0.94 per match) in total

Types of Goals

Friendlies             56
World Cup               4
International Cup      15
Balkan Cup              5
Olympic Games           4

Total                  84


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Author: Roberto Mamrud (robert@elsitio.net)
Last updated: 21 Apr 2011

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