The 1954 Football World Cup Final was the final match of the 1954 World Cup. It was contested by West Germany and Hungary in Bern, Switzerland on July 4, 1954. West Germany won 3-2. The Hungarians were favourites to win – they had been unbeaten for over four years – and so the game is considered one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history. In Germany it is referred to as Das Wunder von Bern ("The Miracle of Bern"), and is the subject of a 2003 film, The Miracle of Bern. The 1954 Football World Cup was held in Switzerland. ... Location within Switzerland The city of Bern, English traditionally Berne (Bernese German Bärn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Miracle of Bern film poster The Miracle of Bern (German title: Das Wunder von Bern) is a 2003 film by Sönke Wortmann, which tells the story of the unexpected West German victory in the 1954 World Cup Final in Bern, Switzerland, on July 4, 1954, and the story...

During the group stage of the tournament, the Germans, who did not field their best line-up, lost 8-3 to Hungary. The Hungarian side included world-renowned players such as Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, and Sándor Kocsis, and the previous year had beaten England 6-3 in a match at Wembley, and again 7-1 in Budapest just before the World Cup started. Ferenc Puskás Biro (Hungarian: Puskás Biro Ferenc, surname first) (born April 2, 1927 in Budapest) is a former Hungarian football player and coach, nicknamed Puskás Öcsi (öcsi means little brother). He is widely regarded by football historians to be international soccers first bona fide superstar and... Zoltán Czibor (23 August 1929 - 1 September 1997) was a Hungarian footballer from the Magic Magyars era. ... Sándor Kocsis (born September 21, 1929 in Budapest; died July 22, 1979) was a Hungarian football striker, who ranks fourth all-time with 75 international goals (in only 68 caps). ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win N. Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7... England v Hungary (1953) refers to the first time the England football team were beaten at home by continental opposition1. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Paris of the East, Pearl of the Danubeor Queen of the Danube Location Location of Budapest in Hungary Government Country   County Hungary   none Mayor Gábor Demszky (SZDSZ) Geographical characteristics Area    - City 525,16 km²    - Land   n/a km²    - Water   n/a km² Population    - City (2005...

In the final, the Hungarians went into the lead as expected early on, when Ferenc Puskás scored in the 6th minute. Zoltán Czibor scored in the 8th minute to make the score 2-0 to Hungary, and a victory for Hungary began to look a formality. However, the tables quickly turned as West Germany managed to equalise thanks to goals by Max Morlock (10th minute) and Helmut Rahn (19th minute). In the 84th minute, Rahn scored again to put Germany ahead. In the last minutes of the game, the Hungarians did everything they could; they even scored a goal, but it was disallowed because it was offside. Ferenc Puskás Biro (Hungarian: Puskás Biro Ferenc, surname first) (born April 2, 1927 in Budapest) is a former Hungarian football player and coach, nicknamed Puskás Öcsi (öcsi means little brother). He is widely regarded by football historians to be international soccers first bona fide superstar and... Zoltán Czibor (23 August 1929 - 1 September 1997) was a Hungarian footballer from the Magic Magyars era. ... Max Maxl Morlock (born May 11, 1925 in Nuremberg, † September 10, 1994 in Nuremberg) was one of the most popular German football players in the 1950s and early 1960s. ... Helmut Rahn, known as Der Boss (The Boss), (born 16th August 1929 in Essen; died 14th August 2003) was a German football player. ... Offside is a Law in association football (soccer) which effectively limits how far forward attacking players may be when involved in play. ...

The unexpected win evoked a wave of elation in West Germany, and even today the game is considered one of the most important sports events of German history. Some scholars such as the political scientist Arthur Heinrich or the historian Joachim Fest considered it the birth of post-war Germany. In the radio report, the German fans can be clearly heard singing the first verse of the Deutschlandlied; the third verse was the German national anthem, but singing the first is deprecated because it is thought to be too nationalist). The history of Germany is, in places, extremely complicated and depends much on how one defines Germany. ... Joachim C. Fest (born December 8, 1926 in Berlin) is a German journalist and author, best known in English-speaking countries for his biography of Adolf Hitler. ... Following Germanys defeat in World War II and the beginning of the Cold War, Germany was split for about 40 years, representing the focus of the two global blocs in the east and west. ... Das Lied der Deutschen (The Song of the Germans) or Das Deutschlandlied (The Song of Germany) has since 1922 been the national anthem of Germany. ... Das Lied der Deutschen (The Song of the Germans, also known as Das Deutschlandlied, The Song of Germany) has been used wholly or partially as the national anthem of Germany since 1922. ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix Nationalism is an ideology that holds that (ethnically or culturally defined) nations are the fundamental units for human social life, and makes certain cultural and political claims based upon that belief; in particular, the claim that the nation is the only legitimate...

Herbert Zimmermann immortalised the game with his commentary last few moments of the game with his famous, emotional commentary "...Halten Sie mich für verrückt, halten Sie mich für übergeschnappt..." (You can think I'm mad, you can think I've lost it). Herbert Zimmermann (1917 - December 16, 1966) was a popular German football commentator. ...

In Hungary, whose team had lost for the first time in 4½ years, rioting began shortly after the game. Players were interrogated and harassed by the Communist regime. Some players who returned from Switzerland in German Mercedes-Benz cars were threatened with torture and accused of having been paid to lose deliberately; some of their relatives lost their jobs. communist party article. ... This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ...

Teams and officials

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West Germany

• 1 Toni Turek (Fortuna Düsseldorf)
• 7 Jupp Posipal (Hamburger SV)
• 3 Werner Kohlmeyer (1. FC Kaiserslautern)
• 6 Horst Eckel (1. FC Kaiserslautern)
• 10 Werner Liebrich (1. FC Kaiserslautern)
• 8 Karl Mai (SpVgg Fürth)
• 12 Helmut Rahn (Rot-Weiß Essen)
• 13 Max Morlock (1.FC Nürnberg)
• 15 Ottmar Walter (1. FC Kaiserslautern)
• 16 Fritz Walter (1. FC Kaiserslautern)
• 20 Hans Schäfer (1.FC Köln)

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Hungary

• 1 Gyula Grosics (Honvéd Budapest)
• 2 Jenő Buzánszky (Dorogoi Bányasz)
• 3 Gyula Lóránt (Honvéd Budapest)
• 4 Mihály Lantos (MTK Budapest)
• 20 Mihály Toth (Ujpest Budapest)
• 5 József Bozsik (Honvéd Budapest)
• 6 József Zakariás (MTK Budapest)
• 9 Nándor Hidegkuti (MTK Budapest)
• 10 Ferenc Puskás (Honvéd Budapest)
• 11 Zoltán Czibor (Honvéd Budapest)
• 8 Sándor Kocsis (Honvéd Budapest)

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