Four new names for Hungary
Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Article summary
Lothar Matthäus has included four uncapped players in his Hungary squad to face China and Germany.
Article body
Lothar Matthäus has included four uncapped players in his Hungary squad for the forthcoming friendly internationals against China and Germany.
Significant date
Leandro de Almeida, Laszlo Eger, Zoltan Szelesi and Attila Polonkai are all named in a 21-man party for the games with China in Beijing on 1 June and Germany in Kaiserslautern five days later, a match that has been arranged to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1954 FIFA World Cup final when West Germany beat Hungary 3-2 in Berne.
Berlin boost
Matthäus must do without VfB Stuttgart's Imre Szabics and Krisztián Lisztes of SV Werder Bremen through injury but two more German-based players, Pál Dárdai and Gábor Király are back. Zsolt Low and László Bodnár may also join up with the party should they recover from minor injuries by Friday.
Hungary squad
Szucs, Király, Vlaszák, Szélesi, Juhász, Éger, Gyepes, Stark, Z Peto, Bodor, Simek, Fehér, Dárdai, Leandro, Huszti, Polonkai, Gera, Kenesei, Tököli, Torghelle, Tóth.