Nickname: The Magical Magyars (In the 1950s)
Nemzeti Tizenegy (National Eleven)
FIFA Ranking: 18th
Elo Ranking: 41st
Head Coach: Bernd Storck
| Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 42.86 |
Captain: Winger Balázs Dzsudzsák who plays for Bursaspor in Turkey's Super Lig.
Qualified: Finished 3rd in Group F. Defeated Norway 3-1 on aggregate in a Playoff.
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Diff | Points |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
Qualification Highest Scorer: Striker Dániel Böde who plays for Ferencváros in Hungary's OTP Bank Liga scored twice in Qualifiers. Forward Tamás Priskin who plays for Slovan Bratislava in Slovakia's Fortuna League scored 1 goal in qualifiers, and a second in the playoff with Norway.
European Championship History: This is Hungary's 3rd appearance at a European Championship. They haven't been to a championship since 1972. In those days, the tournament consisted of 4 teams battling in a playoff format for a championship. In both their appearances, they lost in the Semi-Finals and the 3rd Place Playoff. This marks Hungary's first attempt to get out of a group.
European Championship 2012: Failed to qualify.
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