World Soccer - UK (2020-12)

GREATEST GAMES

2002

August14

Zalaegerszegi TE1-0 Manchester United

In August 2002, ZTE hosted Manchester United in the third round

of the 2002-03 Champions League qualifiers at the old Ferenc

Puskas Stadium. Sir Alex Ferguson named the likes of Ole Gunnar

Solskjaer, David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and Ruud van Nistelrooy

in his line-up, but a last-minute strike from Bela Koplarovics

condemned them to a shock first-leg defeat in Hungary.

2019

November15

Hungary1-2 Uruguay

The new Puskas Arena hosted its first game on November15,

2019, as Hungary played Uruguay in a friendly in front of a record

65,114 crowd. Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani opened the scoring,

before Brian Rodriguez added a second six minutes later. Adam

Szalai did pull a goal back for the hosts midway through the

first half, but it wasn’t enough to inspire a comeback.

2020

September 24

Bayern Munich 2-1 Sevilla (a.e.t.)

Bayern Munich added the UEFA Super Cup to their Champions

League and Bundesliga trophies. Lucas Ocampos gave Sevilla the

lead after13 minutes from the penalty spot, but Leon Goretzka’s

34th-minute equaliser forced the game into extra-time. The

Bavarians were able to clinch victory and add another trophy to

their collection courtesy ofJavi Martinez’s104th-minute header.

B

uilt on the site of the old

100,000-capacity Ferenc

Puskas Stadium, the new

Puskas Arena hosted the

2020 UEFA Super Cup in September.

Originally scheduled to be held on

August12 at the Estadio do Dragao in

Porto, Portugal, this year’s clash was

moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Location:Budapest, Hungary

Team:N/A

Built: 2019

Capacity:67,215

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PUSKAS ARENA

STADIUMS

Iconic venue...Staging the

2020 UEFA Super Cup

Lit up...The stunning

view from outside

Historic...

Hungary

and Uruguay

played in the

stadium’s

first game

Ecstatic...Bayern beat Sevilla to

win the 2020 UEFA Super Cup

It turned out to be a landmark occasion,

as15,180 supporters were allowed into

the ground, making it the first major

European match to allow fans since

the game was forced into lockdown.

Situated in Zuglo, the14th district

of Budapest, the stadium was named

in honour of legendary former player

Ferenc Puskas. He scored 84 goals

in just 85 matches for his country.

The 67,215-seater stadium is down

to host four matches at Euro 2020, as

well as the 2023 Europa League final.

The Hungarian Football Federation are

expecting it to be awarded a five-star

rating, which would be a considerable

boost ahead of the landmark occasions.