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A 96th-minute goal from Republic of Ireland striker Troy Parrott condemned Hungary to a 3-2 home loss in their final group-stage qualifier and means that Marco Rossi's squad will not be present at next summer's World Cup.
Peter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, has been appointed president of the Budapest Honvéd soccer club, and thanks to a new sponsor, the team will have an increased budget of several hundred million forints over the next four years.
Hungary led in the first half of their second 2026 World Cup qualifier and equalised late on after Portugal had scored twice, but somehow the visitors found an even later winner to win 3-2 in the Puskás Aréna in Budapest tonight.
It was a game of two halves in Hungary's first 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier versus Republic of Ireland in Dublin, Marco Rossi's side scoring twice in the first half without reply, before going down to ten men and seeing that lead wiped out by the hosts in the second period. Rossi wasn't happy with the result, but acknowledged his players had battled hard from start to finish.
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