Germany score one of their three goals in the World Cup final
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Hungary, went into the tournament as Olympic champions and favourites, having not lost for 28 internationals.
A team including Ferenc Puskas and Sandor Kocsis duly reached the final, but surprisingly lost to West Germany, who they had earlier beat convincingly.
The "Magical Magyars" surrendered a two-goal lead and in a thrilling climax Helmut Rahn scored the unlikely winner.
There were some incredible scorelines, with 26 matches producing 140 goals at an average of 5.38 goals per game.
The four opening groups included teams from Asia, Africa, South America and Europe, with Scotland making their first appearance at the finals.
As expected, Hungary bulldozed their way through their group, beating Korea 9-0 and an under-strength West Germany 8-3, before knocking out Brazil 4-2 in the last eight.
The game ended in an all-out brawl in the dressing room after three players were sent off.
The referee, Englishman Arthur Ellis, was later to officiate in far less heated contests in BBC TV's It's A Knockout.
Goals record
Scotland's first match ended with defeat by Austria and the consequent resignation of their manager, Andy Beattie.
They left the tournament after a 7-0 drubbing by defending champions Uruguay, who went on to beat England 4-2 in the quarter-finals.
Italy lost to Switzerland and went out after the first round, but the hosts fared little better.
Despite going 3-0 up, the Swiss were beaten 7-5 by Alpine rivals Austria in the quarter-finals, a World Cup record for the number of goals in a game.
West Germany defeated Yugoslavia in the last eight and demolished Austria 6-1 in the semis to set up a rematch against Hungary in the final.
A repeat of that first-round humiliation looked to be on the cards.
But the West Germans fought back to square proceedings before Rahn scored the unlikely winner.
RESULTS & STATISTICS
Group A
Brazil 5-0 Mexico
Yugoslavia 1-0 France
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France 3-2 Mexico
Brazil 1-1 Yugoslavia (aet)
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P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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Pts
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Brazil
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2
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1
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1
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0
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6
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1
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3
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Yugoslavia
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2
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1
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1
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0
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2
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1
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3
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France
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2
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1
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0
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1
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3
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3
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2
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Mexico
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2
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0
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0
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2
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2
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8
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0
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Group B
West Germany 4-1 Turkey
Hungary 9-0 South Korea
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Hungary 8-3 West Germany
Turkey 7-0 South Korea
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P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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Pts
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Hungary
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2
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2
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0
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0
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17
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3
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4
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West Germany
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2
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1
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0
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1
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7
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9
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2
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Turkey
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2
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1
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0
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1
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8
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4
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2
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South Korea
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2
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0
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0
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2
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0
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16
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0
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Play-off: Germany 7-2 Turkey
Group C
Uruguay 2-0 Czechoslovakia
Austria 1-0 Scotland
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Uruguay 7-0 Scotland
Austria 5-0 Czechoslovakia
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P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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Pts
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Uruguay
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2
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2
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0
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0
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9
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0
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4
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Austria
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2
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2
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0
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0
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6
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0
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4
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Czechoslovakia
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2
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0
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0
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2
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0
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7
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0
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Scotland
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2
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0
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0
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2
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0
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8
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0
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Group D
England 4-4 Belgium (aet)
Switzerland 2-1 Italy
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England 2-0 Switzerland
Italy 4-1 Belgium
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P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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Pts
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England
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2
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1
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1
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0
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6
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4
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3
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Switzerland
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2
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1
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0
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1
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2
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3
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2
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Italy
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2
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1
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0
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1
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5
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3
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2
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Belgium
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2
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0
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1
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1
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5
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8
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1
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Play-off: Switzerland 4-1 Italy
Quarter-finals:
Uruguay 4-2 England
Austria 7-5 Switzerland
Hungary 4-2 Brazil
West Germany 2-0 Yugoslavia
Semi-finals:
West Germany 6-1 Austria
Hungary 4-2 Uruguay (aet)
3rd/4th place play-off:
Austria 3-1 Uruguay
Final:
West Germany 3-2 Hungary
Leading scorer: 11 goals: Sandor Kocsis (Hungary)
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