FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Hungary vs Portugal, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Hungary
  • 21': Barnabás Varga
  • 84': Barnabás Varga
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2 - 3
Portugal
  • 36': Bernardo Silva
  • 58': Cristiano Ronaldo (P)
  • 86': João Cancelo

About

Hungary are hosting Portugal at Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Handball by Bernardo Silva (Portugal).
  • 9': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
  • 9': Milos Kerkez (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Barnabás Varga (Hungary) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Nuno Mendes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 17': Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
  • 19': Offside, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
  • 21': Goal! Hungary 1, Portugal 0. Barnabás Varga (Hungary) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zsolt Nagy with a cross following a fast break.
  • 24': Foul by Bendegúz Bolla (Hungary).
  • 24': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Willi Orbán.
  • 26': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Portugal) header from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 30': João Neves (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Alex Tóth (Hungary).
  • 31': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Balázs Tóth (Hungary). Assisted by João Neves.
  • 31': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
  • 32': Attempt saved. João Neves (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Hungary). Assisted by Vitinha with a through ball.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Nuno Mendes (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 33': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Hungary).
  • 33': João Cancelo (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Zsolt Nagy (Hungary) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Styles.
  • 36': Goal! Hungary 1, Portugal 1. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by João Cancelo.
  • 38': Corner, Hungary. Conceded by Vitinha.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Hungary). Assisted by Pedro Neto.
  • 41': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vitinha.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Offside, Hungary. Zsolt Nagy is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Hungary 1, Portugal 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Hungary 1, Portugal 1.
  • 51': Offside, Portugal. Nuno Mendes is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Milos Kerkez (Hungary) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bendegúz Bolla with a cross.
  • 55': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Milos Kerkez.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
  • 56': Penalty conceded by Loïc Négo (Hungary) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 56': Barnabás Varga (Hungary) is shown the yellow card.
  • 58': Goal! Hungary 1, Portugal 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 60': Substitution, Hungary. Bence Ötvös replaces Alex Tóth.
  • 60': Substitution, Hungary. Dániel Lukács replaces Zsolt Nagy.
  • 66': Substitution, Portugal. Trincão replaces Bruno Fernandes.
  • 69': Attempt saved. João Cancelo (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balázs Tóth (Hungary). Assisted by Pedro Neto.
  • 69': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Milos Kerkez (Hungary).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Offside, Portugal. João Neves is caught offside.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 71': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Willi Orbán.
  • 72': Handball by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
  • 73': Handball by Trincão (Portugal).
  • 74': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 77': Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by João Neves (Portugal).
  • 77': João Neves (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Offside, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
  • 79': Substitution, Portugal. João Palhinha replaces Pedro Neto.
  • 79': Substitution, Portugal. João Félix replaces João Neves.
  • 81': Foul by Bendegúz Bolla (Hungary).
  • 81': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Substitution, Hungary. Milán Vitális replaces Callum Styles.
  • 82': Attempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by João Cancelo.
  • 83': Bence Ötvös (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Portugal).
  • 84': Goal! Hungary 2, Portugal 2. Barnabás Varga (Hungary) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Loïc Négo with a cross.
  • 86': Goal! Hungary 2, Portugal 3. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 87': Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
  • 87': Substitution, Portugal. António Silva replaces Vitinha.
  • 89': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Milos Kerkez.
  • 90': Substitution, Hungary. Márton Dárdai replaces Milos Kerkez.
  • 90': Substitution, Hungary. Zsombor Gruber replaces Bendegúz Bolla.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Dániel Lukács (Hungary).
  • 90'+2': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal).
  • 90'+5': Loïc Négo (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': João Palhinha (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Hungary 2, Portugal 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Hungary 2, Portugal 3.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 1
0 Saves 4
69.1 Possession 30.9
15 SHOTS 5
7 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
644 Accurate Passes 241
697 Passes 313
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 5
29 Crosses 10
0.1 Cross % 0.5
47 Long Balls 53
32 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 0
1 Effective Tackles 9
4 Tackles 16
0.3 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 7
11 Effective Clearances 37
11 Clearances 37

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Puskás Aréna
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Attendance: 61,473

WCQ - UEFA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Portugal 6 +13 13
2 Republic of Ireland 6 +2 10
3 Hungary 6 +1 8
4 Armenia 6 -16 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

HUN Hungary (4-5-1)

No. Name
12 Balazs Toth (GK)
4 Attila Szalai
6 Willi Orbán
11 Milos Kerkez
7 Loïc Négo
17 Callum Styles
21 Alex Tóth
10 Dominik Szoboszlai
18 Zsolt Nagy
14 Bendegúz Bolla
19 Barnabás Varga
Hungary Substitutes:
Dénes Dibusz, Márton Dárdai, Daniel Lukacs, Bence Otvos, Péter Szappanos, Milán Vitális, Attila Osvath, Zsombor Gruber, Barna Tóth, Gábor Szalai, Bence Dárdai, Áron Csongvai.

POR Portugal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Diogo Costa (GK)
3 Rúben Dias
21 Rúben Neves
19 Nuno Mendes
20 João Cancelo
8 Bruno Fernandes
15 João Neves Yellow Card
23 Vitinha
7 Cristiano Ronaldo
18 Pedro Neto
10 Bernardo Silva
Portugal Substitutes:
António Silva, Gonçalo Ramos, Francisco Trincão, João Palhinha, Renato Veiga, José Sá, Gonçalo Inacio, Pedro Gonçalves, João Félix, Rui Silva, Nuno Tavares.

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