Hungary earns historic win at World Championship
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They'll be partying in the streets of Budapest.
Hungary defeated Belarus 5-2 at the World Championship on Saturday, earning its first victory in the tournament's top pool in nearly 80 years.
Last time @hockeyhungary won top-division game at #IIHFWorlds:
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 14, 2016
3 Feb. 1939 8-1 vs. Belgium in Zurich, Switzerland.
Hungarian fans were full of emotion in the final moments.
The win temporarily moved Hungary out of the basement in Group B and ahead of Belarus, which is in now danger of being relegated for the first time since 2003.
Hungary has been part of the IIHF since 1927, and entered the 2016 tournament ranked 19th in the world.
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