World Cupmedium
Hungary's 'Mighty Magyars' were runners-up at the 1954 World Cup despite being widely considered one of the greatest teams never to win it. Who was their star forward?
CORRECT ANSWER
Ferenc Puskas
Ferenc Puskas captained Hungary's 'Mighty Magyars', hot favorites who lost the 1954 World Cup final to West Germany despite a near-unbeaten run of results in the years before.
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AZoltan Czibor
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