Five memorable World Cup semifinals
Tuesday, 08 Jul 2014, 13:49 hrs IST

1954: Hungary 4 beat Uruguay 2: Regarded as one of the greatest ever World Cup games. Hungary, who destroyed West Germany 8-3 in the group stage, went 2-0 up against the Uruguayans. But the gritty South Americans fought back through a Juan Hohlberg double to take the match into extra-time. Two headers from Sandor Kocsis, who was to score 11 times in the tournament, gave the Hungarians a 4-2 win. The Magyars lost 2-3 to West Germany in an exciting final. (Getty Images)