World Cup’s 101 Most Memorable Moments: Hungary embarrass El Salvador

By Doug McIntyre
FOX Sports Soccer Writer

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With a brutal civil struggle roiling their nation, El Salvador beat the chances to even qualify for the 1982 World Cup. Their luck ran out after they received to Spain. 

The Salvadorans had been determined to supply a decent exhibiting in simply their second match look, having misplaced all three of their video games and failing to attain a aim on the 1970 occasion. But an absence of funding meant they took simply 20 gamers, two wanting the roster restrict, and had been the final staff to reach for competitors. Add in an excessively aggressive gameplan from younger coach Mauricio “Pipo” Rodríguez, and the end result was a 10-1 loss to Hungary of their opener. It stays essentially the most lopsided scoreline in World Cup historical past. 

Record scoreline set

Taking place in 1982, Hungary scored 10 targets towards El Salvador, making it essentially the most lopsided end in World Cup History.

The efficiency was so humiliating that when ES ahead Luis Ramírez Zapata scored to make it 5-1, a few of his teammates implored him to tone down his celebration, lest he make the Hungarians offended. Maybe he did; László Kiss got here off the bench to attain a seven-minute hat trick (additionally a report) and Hungary added two extra targets earlier than the ultimate whistle to finish the rout. 

One of the main soccer journalists in North America, Doug McIntyre has coated United States males’s and girls’s nationwide groups at a number of FIFA World Cups. Before becoming a member of FOX Sports in 2021, he was a workers author with ESPN and Yahoo Sports. Follow him on Twitter @ByDougMcIntyre.