This much-anticipated match pitted Hungary - undefeated for three years and 1952 Olympic champions - against England, the 'inventors' of football. The match, dubbed as the 'match of the century' by the British press at the time, has since been credited with revolutionising the game in England by exposing the weakness of the traditional W-shaped formation.
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