Top 10 Greatest National Football Matches of All Time

This is quite astonishing. It's all over now. Welcome to watch Mojo. And today, we're counting down our picks for the best international matches ever played in men's football #10 England versus Hungary 1953, described by the press afterward as the Match of the century. England took on Hungary in a friendly match in 1953. Now a chance for hit a goodie. It's a goal, on one side the legendary Stanley Matthews, Stan Mortenson and Billy Wright, and for Hungary, the Golden team with Ference Pushkash, Chandor Kuchish and Zoltan Sibor. The 105,000 in attendance were in for a treat. Within 28 minutes, Hungary was up four to one. Take the kick. It's a go, my goodness. By the end they had hammered England six to three, giving them their second loss ever on home soil to a non British side since the Republic of Ireland in 1949. The result was a turning point for English football, which had stagnated. Some experts pinpoint this result as the spark that led to the side winning the World Cup in 1966. It's all over. England 3. Hungary 6 #9 Spain versus the Netherlands, 2014. From 2008 to 2012, Spain's golden generation won two UEFA European Championships and won FIFA World Cup, the latter against the Netherlands in the final of 2010. By the 2014 edition, the two finalists were drawn in the same group, and when the two battled, no one was expecting this result. After falling behind, the Netherlands leveled before halftime with a magical Robin van Persie diving header. The header. Oh my God. And in the second-half it got even better for the Dutch as they fired in another 4, making the result 5 to one. This was the first time Spain had conceded 5 international goals in a match since 1963. Robin, Robin is it? This disaster massively contributed to Spain being knocked out at the group stages while the Netherlands reached the semis. It has been a Dutch Master class #8 Romania versus Argentina 1994 Leading up to this round of 16 clash between Romania and Argentina, news of the legendary Diego Maradona being banned from the tournament for failing a drug test threatened to over shadow the fixture, but instead it produced an all time classic with an explosive start. Ili Dimitrescu's curling free kick opened the scoring before Gabriel Batistuta fired in a penalty. However, with the iconic Yogi Haji pulling the strings, he beautifully assisted Dimitrescu second. In the second-half, Dimitrescu returned the favor by setting up Haji Dimitrescu, but when Abel Balbo scored for Argentina, Romania held their breath as the South Americans threw everything at them. However, the Europeans survived and came out three to two winners, reaching the quarterfinals for the first time in their history. The Romanians have held up #7 Argentina versus England 1986 With the Falklands War having ended four years previous, Argentina and England in the quarter final of the World Cup was always going to be an intense battle. But no one expected it to have two magical moments from Diego Maradona, which became the big talking point. First, the legendary player performed the controversial Hand of God as he infamously knocked the ball in with his first heart of the midfield. It's took back over the top and Maradona has scored. And then not long after, Maradona scored what's been described as the goal of the century. Collecting the ball in the Argentine half, he beat multiple England players before slotting past Peter Shilton. It's Diego Maradona and it is quite magnificent. Gary Lineker's late goal added further tension. However, Argentina held on to take the famous 2 to one win and go on to win the whole tournament. Argentina are through number six. Italy versus Brazil 1982. When Italy faced Brazil in the second group stage of C in the 1982 World Cup, both sides had everything to play for. Whoever won would go through on one side. Italy had Ikons Dinozov, Marco Tartelli and Paolo Rosi, but only scraped through the first group stage. Brazil had a star-studded and dominant attacking midfield featuring Zico Socracies and Falcao, but Italy showed a defensive master class against the Brazilian siege. 4 from left back and Rossi. After Rossi scored early, Socrates drew at level, then Rossi fired in again before Falcao equalized in the second-half, capitalized on quite superbly. Not long after, the ball fell to Rossi in the box, who slotted in for his hat trick, knocking out the South Americans as Italy went on to win the tournament. It's victory for Italy. They're through to the semi finals #5 Argentina versus France 2022. The 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France was one of the most dramatic matches, let alone finals, in recent history, and two of the best players in the world stole the show. Argentine gold After leading 2 nothing at halftime thanks to Argentinas, Lionel Messi and Anheld de Maria. Francis, Kilian and Bape turned on the magic with a quick late double, forcing the game into extra time. With Messi scoring again. It looked like he'd won it for his nation, but Mbappe slotted home a penalty to secure his hat trick. After a penalty shootout, Argentina managed to edge out the French, and the emotionally shattered audience could finally catch their breath as Messi held the trophy aloft. Argentina Champions of the world #4 W Germany versus Hungary 1954 In 1942, Germany had their last international football match until 1950 when they were allowed to reform as West Germany after World War 2. By 1954, Hungary, armed with the Golden team, hammered West Germany 8:00 to 3:00 during the group stage of the World Cup. With the two nations in the final, everyone expected Hungary to win and that seemed to be the case after scoring twice in the 1st 8 minutes, but West Germany responded with a quick double. 10 minutes later Hungary threw everything at Germany. They had balls cleared off the line and hit the bar and post. With six minutes left, Helmand Hahn scored winning the trophy for West Germany for the first time, nicknaming the stunning event. The miracle of burn football boots would never be the same again #3 Brazil versus Germany 2014. Sometimes the greatest games are the ones that leave you in complete shock. Blended heights on it, It's gone through Germany score. Coming into the semi final of the 2014 World Cup, Brazil and Germany had gone undefeated. Even with the South Americans missing Neymar and Chiago Siwa. Considering they were the host nation as well, a competitive bout was expected. Instead, it was an absolute dismantling of Brazil. Within 29 minutes, Germany was 5 nil up. They're queuing up, they're all we're going to score at this rate. By the time the referee put Brazil out of their misery with the final whistle, Germany had walked away with a 7 to one win, smashing several World Cup records too, including replacing Brazil as the highest scoring nation at the prestigious tournament. They might have #7 here. Now they have got 7. After that performance, it's no surprise the Europeans went on to lift the World Cup #2 Brazil versus England 1970. This bout has been described as the World Cup final that never was. After all, Brazil had one of the strongest teams at the 1970 tournament, while England won the previous event in 1966. Facing off in the group stage, the battle between England's Bobby Moore and Brazil's Pele lived up to expectations, but goalkeeper Gordon Banks took center stage when he pulled off the greatest save as he somehow tipped Pele's header over the bar. It took a Jarzino finish in the second-half for Brazil to take the win, but England came close to scoring several times, too. In the end, the image of Pele and more showing respect encapsulated everything great about not just the match, but football overall. Before we unveil our top pick, here are some honorable mentions. France versus Italy, 2006 Known for Zinedine Zidan's headbutt, this World Cup final match was an intense battle. Sedan send off Uruguay versus Brazil, 1950. Underdogs Uruguay turned the tides with a 2 to one victory to win the World Cup. West Germany versus France, 1982. With six goals, a horrendous collision and penalties, this game had it all. Belgium versus Japan 2018 The Belgium's stunning comeback secured them a place in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. Lukaku here's a winner. Australia versus American Samoa 2001 To date still the biggest score line in international football, with Australia winning 31 to nothing. I think today it's really just sunk in that, you know, I've got a world record and I've scored thirteen goals. Before we continue, be sure to subscribe to our channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos. You have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them. If you're on your phone, make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications #1 Italy versus West Germany 1970. Not every game is immortalized with the description Game of the Century, but not every fixture was Italy against West Germany in the semi final of the 1970 World Cup. With eight minutes, Italy went ahead thanks to Roberto Bonisena. It's full of two Posen acre and it's there. Famously and incredibly. Franz Beckenbauer used a sling after dislocating his shoulder to continue playing after West Germany had used up their substitutes. He took a last minute goal by Karlheinz Schnellinger, who played club football in Italy, to send the match into extra time. Here the drama amped up tenfold. The lead switched between the nations three times as a further five goals were fired in, including two by the legendary striker Gerd Muller. Buddha delivers the cross. This is Muller. In the end, Italy came out winners with a four to three score line. He's got support in the middle. This is Rivera. What's the worst international football match you've ever seen and why was it terrible? Let us know below. The man with the thankless task of trying to keep this match under control was Englishman Ken Aston. Did you enjoy this video? Check out these other clips from Watch Mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos.