Five Matches, Twenty-Seven Goals

# Five Matches, Twenty-Seven Goals

1954. The Mighty Magyars. Hungary arrived unbeaten in 4 years — 31 wins, 4 draws. They'd become the first non-British team to beat England at Wembley. Group stage: 9-0 vs South Korea. 8-3 vs West Germany. Quarterfinal: 4-2 vs Brazil (then a locker-room brawl). Semifinal: 4-2 vs Uruguay (defending champions). Final: 2-3 vs West Germany — the "Miracle of Bern." Their only loss in four years.

Five matches. Twenty-seven goals. Average 5.4 per game. No team has come close. 1970 Brazil: 3.17 goals per game. 2002 Brazil: 2.57. 2014 Germany: 2.57. Hungary's number is a mountain you can only look up at. At the summit: rain, a lost final, and a generation of geniuses who never got their trophy.