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00:18Stirring stuff ahead of what should be a very significant night in Group F of qualifying.
00:24Well, there are two hungry changes tonight, including notably in goal, where Balazs Thot gets a competitive debut in place of Denis Debush.
00:34Roland Jalois is suspended, so Zolt Neusch returns after a substitute appearance against the Republic of Ireland.
00:40Barnabas Varga is a striker in form, 11 goals already this season for club and country.
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01:02Okay, gentlemen, just before it goes, last reminder about the cooperation.
01:05Okay, let's work together.
01:07.
01:22Eric Lambrex of Belgium is the man keeping order.
01:25.
01:28Well, two changes for Portugal as well this evening.
01:31Bernardo Silva starts in place of João Felix, who scored twice in the win in Armenia.
01:36A start, too, for Ruben Neves, who symbolically wears the number 21 shirt in tribute to his friend Diogo Jota.
01:43Cristiano Ronaldo scored international goals 139 and 140 on Saturday.
01:49And he is fit, rearing and ready to start again tonight.
02:00One of the in-form nations in football across the globe.
02:04At the moment, Portugal, seven wins in the last 11.
02:07Four in a row if you include the victory on penalties against Spain in Nations League final.
02:12Hungary have found the victories a little bit harder to come by of late indeed.
02:17Since the end of qualifying for the last Euro, they have lost six of 12 competitive internationals.
02:25.
02:42Here's Hungary, who get us underway, aiming to get the better of Portugal for the first time in any competition.
02:49Looking to end a run of six defeats from six games played between these nations in qualifying tournaments.
02:56History very much with Portugal as well as form.
03:00What, if anything, can Hungary do about that tonight?
03:04Good night for Balashtot in the Hungary goal.
03:18Just one previous cap in a friendly at the end of last season against Azerbaijan.
03:23As well as Azerbaijan.
03:30Shabashlein, happy to be the one to drop deep early on.
03:35Looking, being the player to dictate the tempo for Hungary.
03:40There you go, losing out to Pedro Neto.
03:50And Stiles has come up in possession for Hungary.
03:55All those life force backwards, Orban with the clarity of thought.
04:07But Orban has ended up out of play.
04:10Generally, under Marco Rossi over the last seven years, it's been an upward curve for Hungary.
04:20But one thing that he is yet to achieve is qualification for a World Cup.
04:38The team, as we saw on Saturday, happy to be the one who drops between the central defenders.
05:05The United States Maple.
05:06This must be the one who drops the troops and the two that might need inでした for Jones avete
05:12for Archonselo?
05:18Betisnier.
05:23Ruben Diaz.
05:30Neto.
05:33Nata gets it back from Mendes, hoisted away by Orban, who is well-placed.
05:40Cristina, Ronaldo's lay-off, Nubi Nervis, no one can say, look, who got a goal on Saturday
06:07and was a threat whenever he came forward.
06:13Jovan Nervis, Ruben Diaz, Nuno Mendes, everyone behind the ball for Hungary.
06:33Nervis, Nuno Mendes, away from Bola, style-breaking up play and immediately hoping that it might
06:57lead to a Hungary attack.
07:02An urgency about Roberto Martinez already.
07:09There's a Nervis with the delivery and Alistoc, it's a punch rather than grab at the ball.
07:18Oh, they brought this brilliantly, Bernardo Silva in behind.
07:25Yeah, it did just bounce up and strike him on the arm.
07:43Orban with a crucial touch, which is what led to the ball hitting the outstretched hand
07:58of Bernardo Silva.
07:59Hungary will be concerned by the ease with which Portugal were able to get in behind them.
08:06They will no doubt have studied in detail how effectively Portugal did that against one of the lower-ranked nations, Armenia,
08:20on Saturday, who sat back and tried to defend.
08:25They were out of the game very quickly.
08:27This is a Portugal team that is playing with confidence and serious ruthlessness at times.
08:39Putin has beenjem and missing a few times by Roman, permitting a few.
08:41Richie.
08:49Gutinya.
08:51Ruben Neves.
08:52Juá canceiro.
08:53Well, that's a clever ball but very nearly got the touch it needed off Bruno Fernandes.
08:56Bright purposeful start again from Portugal tonight.
09:01and he can deliver with both feet to Arcancelo,
09:06and that wasn't far away from being perfect for Bruno Fernandes.
09:12He celebrated his 31st birthday yesterday,
09:17and would love to mark the occasion with a goal.
09:26Xabajloy for Alex Tot.
09:28First opportunity for Kyrkiz to get forward, Vargas layoff.
09:35Xabajlo Neves, it was getting back to break up the play for Portugal.
09:39First involvement of the night for Diogo Costa.
09:48Ronaldo's layoff for Nuno Mendes.
09:55He doesn't get either the throw or a free kick.
09:58You know, how does he hit yourself?
09:59You know, how does he hit yourself?
10:00You know, how does he hit yourself?
10:00You know, how does he hit yourself?
10:02He holds the jump.
10:02He is förstλι by.
10:15He is Iora.
10:16He is picked up by Vettini, yep.
10:1914 times these two nations have met Portugal have never lost
10:37it is the opponent that Hungary have faced the most frequently without ever
10:44enjoying a victory they would love to put right tonight because that would throw
10:53group F into uncertainty is to the order that the four teams might finish up in
11:00through the nervous
11:06this there from Joao Cancelo just was a little heavy-handed in his endeavor to
11:13get on the loose ball
11:43well-judged by Nuno Mendes
11:48Jabozloi anticipated and intercepted by Vetinia Neto
12:04lost his way in terms of trying to find a route away from challenges
12:13controlled by Varga
12:17to have spells in possession then
12:21one of us Varga will have to do exactly as he did there
12:25hold up the ball and bring others
12:28the longest serving managers in international football Marco Rossi took over
12:44in June of 2018 and he's got a contract that runs until 2030 he's
12:51Hungary's recent past it's present and so it would seem it's immediate future as well
12:59Ruben Diaz
13:10Neto
13:12combination again
13:19not quite successful
13:23season at that man wearing the number 19 shirt for Hungary is having 11 games played for his club
13:48Ferenc Varos ten goals scored six and six in
13:55qualification for the UEFA Champions League a qualified qualification campaign that
14:00came up just short in the playoff round against Karabag
14:05Cancelo has been penalized we have a free kick in an opportunity
14:11put Diogo Costa under a bit of pressure for the first time tonight
14:18well off target it was intended for Vili Orban
14:30styles sliding in
14:37styles sliding in
14:41very nearly sure
14:55great reactions from Ruben Neves to make sure the possession wasn't conceded by Portugal in a
15:02dangerous area
15:05here's Vitinha
15:14here's Vitinha
15:18here's Vitinha
15:19here's Vitinha
15:20here's Vitinha
15:21here's Vitinha
15:23here's Vitinha
15:25here's Vitinha
15:26here's Vitinha
15:27here's Vitinha
15:28here's Vitinha
15:29here's Vitinha
15:30here's Vitinha
15:31here's Vitinha
15:32here's Vitinha
15:33here's Vitinha
15:34here's Vitinha
15:35here's Vitinha
15:37here's Vitinha
15:39here's Vitinha
15:41here's Vitinha
15:42here's Vitinha
15:43here's Vitinha
15:44here's Vitinha
15:45here's Vitinha
15:46Neto Mendez with the turn Nuno Mendez
15:51It's a crunching shot that went straight at Jaloi Joao Cancelo Jaloi again the player in the way
16:02Look as Kierens was brilliant for Varga his layoff
16:06Not as precise as it needed to be so here come Portugal again
16:13Pedro Neto
16:16Oh
16:30Joao Cancelo
16:39Vitinha
16:41Pedro Neto
16:43Jaloi with the leap
16:45Jaloi with the leap
16:47Jaloi with the leap
16:49Back in from Joao Cancelo
16:51Mendes couldn't adjust
16:53Neto really good pressure this from Portugal
16:59Really good pressure this from Portugal
17:01And we will be delighted to have survived the opening quarter of an hour without Portugal just bring a shot at goal because they have been the dominant force
17:17Jaloi
17:19Jaloi
17:21Jaloi
17:23Jaloi
17:25Jaloi
17:27Jaloi
17:29Jaloi
17:31Jaloi
17:33Jaloi
17:35Jaloi
17:37Jaloi
17:39Jaloi
17:41Jaloi
17:43Jaloi
17:45Jaloi
17:47Jaloi
17:49Jaloi
17:51Jaloi
18:17Vitinha, Jovan Cancelo, Bernardo Silva, Jovan Cancelo gets a deflection on the cross,
18:38but that doesn't mean the chance is gone, Ronaldo's in there, Nega had to be alert and had to stay focused.
18:47Very nearly a first chance of the night for Cristiano Ronaldo, having scored his 37th and 38th goals in World Cup, qualifying on Saturday.
19:12Chances to make it a hat-trick, two of them, two good opportunities.
19:17For an 11th international hat-trick before he was withdrawn.
19:20Javaj Lai snapping into the challenge, Tots going to get the ball back to his skipper.
19:25Javaj Lai snapping into the challenge, Tots going to get the ball back to his skipper.
19:42Javaj Lai's challenge was a forceful one.
19:47Javaj Lai, having been shunted into the technical area, was able to get some instruction from his coach before taking this free kick.
19:52Javaj Lai, having been shunted into the technical area, was able to get some instruction from his coach before taking this free kick.
19:59Javaj Lai, having been shunted into the technical area, was able to get some instruction from his coach before taking this free kick.
20:06Javaj Lai, in from Javaj Lai, in from Javaj Lai. Jaloi is back there.
20:13So too, Varga pokes away by Vettinha and now Portugal have an opportunity to break quickly.
20:20An opportunity that Neto decides against taking.
20:50Bruno Fernandes into Ronaldo.
20:55Bruno Fernandes into Ronaldo.
20:58He has just caught there by Neusch.
21:03Ruben Neves is, more or less, demanding that the referee blows his whistle, but
21:06he's the man in charge of doing that.
21:10Zolt Neusch, Charlois, went into him a little bit quicker than he would have liked and Styles wasn't tall enough
21:23Bruno Fernandes, Ronaldo through the middle, Ronaldo away, Orban getting back to initially deal with the danger
21:40Here's Pedro Neto, Gabrielaic clears, Hungary anticipated a flag there against Cristiano Ronaldo
21:48The assessment was that he kept himself onside
21:53Now some clarification
22:10Did look a little bit too good to be true
22:12Once upon a time Ronaldo wouldn't have needed the head start
22:20Can't be forgiven at the age of 40 for just trying to get his nose in front if he's so able to do
22:31Even Neves just trying to slide the ball forward but instead here comes Dominic Xoboslay
22:41That's an excellent pass for Neusch
22:56Neusch in towards Varga
22:58Who scores?
23:03Against the run of play but Hungary won't mind that one bit
23:07Jubilation
23:18Grease what might prove to be a massive goal for Barnabas Varga and Hungary
23:24Pressure soaked up and then Hungary pounced
23:37Xoboslay inch perfect with the pass for Neusch and the cross was pretty good as well
23:41But Varga a striker in scintillating form just had the wherewithal to put on the brakes
23:51Never so slightly and guide his header brilliantly in off the post
24:003 in 3 for him for his country
24:04It is his 12th goal of the season already for club and country
24:09A remarkable start to the campaign for him that might prove to be the most important goal of the lot
24:16Hungary won Portugal 0
24:39Now then how do Portugal respond to that sort of setback?
24:54Joao Cancelo
25:02Here comes Varga again
25:09Well it's a sucker punch of a goal as far as Bordial are concerned
25:16Far and away the superior side but
25:20Hungary managing what they have so far not an effort on target
25:39Jurgen estas
25:46Nuno Mendes
25:52very late challenge spotted by Erick Lambrexx
25:55Bola would be unnecessary on Nuno Mendez.
26:25In from Bruno Fernandes, in deep and straight into the arms of Balazs, top.
26:55Hungary in front against the sixth-best team in the world currently, having won just one of their last seven games.
27:07That was a win in June against Azerbaijan in a friendly.
27:17Bruno Fernandes.
27:19Ronaldo had made an excellent move but couldn't also make excellent contact.
27:25This might not have been the final touch.
27:32In fact, he didn't quite get there, Ronaldo.
27:34Orban, it was, who instead made the decisive intervention.
27:39It's a measure of how open and flowing the game has been that we have hit the 25-minute mark and this is the first corner.
27:52Short from Bruno Fernandes to Ruben Neves.
28:03Deflection sends the ball looping.
28:04And that was an extraordinary effort by Jacques Ancelo to come up with the leap required.
28:17Towering above Kerkhez but unable to direct the header towards goal or back across the face of it.
28:23It's more than a year since Hungary have won at home.
28:46June of last year of friendly against Israel for the last success in front of the home support.
28:54How different the mood is all of a sudden with them leading against Portugal.
28:58Joao Neves.
29:14Bernardo Silva on the move.
29:16Got Jaloi for company.
29:17Joao Neves.
29:22Bernardo Silva again.
29:27Joao Cancelo.
29:31Out of the way by Orban.
29:32Helped further clear by the goalscorer Varga.
29:35And that's an unbelievable pass that Neto was so very close to taming.
29:52We can't fault Portugal for their desire and their inventiveness to make things happen.
29:58But as yet it isn't happening.
30:00Pedro Neto.
30:07Millimeters away from that leg being long enough.
30:30he may be getting carried away not just because of the quality of the opposition but
30:42in the knowledge that Varga put Hungary in front on Saturday in Dublin and Roland Jaloy
30:49added a second but that game still ended up in a 2-2 draw with Jaloy having been dismissed as well
31:00and such is the way with the European qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup that
31:23nations like Hungary if they want to
31:26qualify automatically if they want to avoid the playoffs
31:30you will need to beat a big beast like Portugal
31:35thanks to Thomas Vargas goal they have an opportunity to do that
31:43sit on towards Bola away by Ruben Diaz
31:49with the foul on Joao Neves
31:53Vitignia
32:13Vittinia.
32:19Vittinia.
32:20Vendez wins the throw-off in the Gaspola.
32:28Vittinia.
32:33Vittinia.
32:42Joao Cancelo, clever.
32:44Joao Neves, Ronaldo!
32:47Unbelievable stop from Balashtot.
32:59Balashtot, on his competitive debut,
33:02has just come up with a sensational stave
33:05to prevent one of the greatest of all time from scoring again.
33:12Even Ronaldo aghast at how he was prevented from making it 1-1.
33:23It's going to be Bruno Fernandes with the resulting corner.
33:31It's going to be Bruno Fernandes with the resulting corner.
33:47Nuno Mendes.
33:50Nuno Fernandes.
33:53Vaga back.
33:54All the way back from his position as the sole striker to break up another Portuguese attack.
34:03Vittinia.
34:10Joao Neves.
34:11Another wonderful save.
34:13Balashtot to the rescue once more for Hungary.
34:20Ronaldo Silva and then glass goalwards but wide of the target.
34:24Nuno Mendes, big call to start Balashtot rather than Denis Debusch tonight, twice
34:35though he has offered a demonstration as to why he got the call, Ronaldo it was who
34:44looks certain to make it one a piece from there with what he's capable of, Balashtot
34:54stood his ground, guess right, made the stop
35:09Marcelo has been fouled, Callum Stiles, he's the player pleading his innocence but
35:19he was contacting an opponent rather than ball
35:24here comes Bernardo Silva, pursued by Jobojlai, Vitinha
35:48Bruno Fernandes
35:58too deep for Pedro Neto to do anything about it
36:08key men at either end of the field for Hungary tonight, Barnabas Varga with the goal that's got them in front,
36:14Balashtot with a pair of excellent saves that's kept them there
36:25he's got a bit of space to operate in, he's got a bit of space to operate in,
36:40chance here, Neusch
36:47the crucial moment, he couldn't retain his composure, Stiles did tremendously
36:54Neusch might have suspected he was offside, I wonder whether that contributed to
36:59a less than convincing effort at goal
37:04off the wrong side of the foot
37:07Santiago
37:07one here is for Ronaldo, Renato Silva for Joao Cancelo
37:16one here is for Ronaldo, Ronaldo Silva for Joao Cancelo
37:22Nuno Fernandes dropped into space because Joao Cancelo had fallen and he might have been the
37:37target of the next pass otherwise. Here's Nuno Mendes.
37:52Ruben Neves, Bernardo Silva, Ruben Neves, Joao Neves. Awkward. Oh, it's worked out really nicely though for Bernardo Silva to equalize.
38:13It's a stunning finish. And just as Portugal was starting to wonder where the goal might be coming from, it is Bernardo Silva who looks to have delivered.
38:32But was he offside? That's what Hungary are claiming. Bernardo Silva just did what was required.
38:43Control, Sublime. Finish perfect.
38:55But now the wait. There is a check.
39:02Graham van Drescher, the video assistant referee, is poring over the detail.
39:08It's close.
39:24Bernardo wants a thumbs up and gets it. Bernardo Silva believes all is good.
39:32Check complete. Goal confirmed. It is 1-1.
39:45Portugal will certainly feel as though they deserve to be level.
39:53It took a sublime bit of control and finishing from Bernardo Silva to restore the parity.
40:00Alex Tot.
40:02Alex Tot. Reflection. Corner kick.
40:05Alex Tot. Reflection. Corner kick.
40:051-2-3-0-4-0-4-0-4-0-4-0-4-0-4-0.
40:35Nick Joboslai, in the swinging corner.
40:53Joao Neves gets away as far as Callum Styles.
40:57He can do no more than send the ball behind for a goal kick.
41:05Bruno, Bruno, we're going to do one side and the other.
41:18For the team here.
41:22Returned to him by Mendes.
41:27Ruben Neves, on hand for the return pass from Dreyfus.
41:33On hand for the return pass from Joao Cancelo.
41:39Kirk is away.
41:50Here comes Neto.
41:53Joao Cancelo.
41:55Bernardo Silva.
42:05Neto.
42:08Maldo leaps.
42:10Ashcott grasps.
42:12Klaus wahazRight out of Poulter.
42:13Here comes Vitales.
42:14interview.
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43:20and finished sublimely
43:44Bernardo Silva
43:45went past the milestone of 100 caps
43:49during Portugal's run to winning
43:52the UEFA Nations League final
43:5514th international goal tonight
43:58is the one that's brought things back
44:01to all square for Portugal
44:02Australia is hungry will be to have seen another
44:18lead evaporate
44:20they will understand in the context of the game
44:24that heading in a 1-1 is
44:28probably
44:31there on them than Portugal
44:34on the balance of plays
44:35João Cancelo across the face of goal
44:37top is there
44:38not noise
44:54but he was fouled by Ruben Neves
44:57Ruben Diaz
45:05Neto
45:11and Nuno Mendes
45:13goes to ground
45:16follow is the player making the challenge
45:20and Nuno Mendes appears hurt
45:22that was the cross from Neuge to Varga
45:31that resulted in Hungary getting themselves in front
45:33on the counter
45:35very much against the run of play at that point
45:41Portugal responded and forced two excellent saves
45:44out of Balazs top
45:45before they
45:45justifiably on the balance of play
45:48equalised
45:50joining us
45:51after the line
45:53in Lubin
45:53control
45:56vencere
45:57for the
45:57seven
45:58night
45:59national
46:04five
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46:07another
46:08the
46:09night
46:09question
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46:17In from Ruben Neves, off the header.
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