Hungary defeats England in Nations League! – PHOTOS

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Photo: FB/MLSZ

Hungary defeated England in the UEFA Nations League in Budapest with Dominik Szoboszlai’s penalty. The final result was 1-0, so Hungary started the tournament with an unexpected victory. The last time Hungary could defeat England on a non-friendly match was in 1962. Congratulations to the national team!

According to infostart.hu, more than 30 thousand children cheered for the Hungarian team today in the Puskás Aréna, Budapest. Interestingly, the Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ) was hit with a five-match supporter ban because of racist abuse during last year’s European Championship. However, the MLSZ found a loophole in the UEFA rules allowing children under 14 to enter the stadium. That is what happened today in the Puskás Aréna and, surprisingly, the English national team was booed by the kids (and their parents) when they took the knee at the beginning of the match.

This was the first match for Hungary in the 3rd Nations League. In the 2018-2019 and 2021-2022 UEFA Nations League, the Hungarian team could not advance from its group.

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Photo: MTI/Zsolt Szigetváry
Hungary-England-football-match-Budapest.
Photo: MTI/Szilárd Koszticsák
Hungary-England-football-match-Budapest.
Photo: MTI/Zsolt Szigetváry

The two teams:

  • Hungary’s starting line-up: Gulácsi – Lang, W. Orbán, Szalai A. – Nego, Nagy Á., Schäfer, Nagy Zs. – Sallai R., Szoboszlai – Szalai Á.
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The Hungarian national team defeating England today. Photo: MTI/Szilárd Koszticsák
  • England’s starting line-up: Pickford – K. Walker, Maguire, Coady – Alexander-Arnold, Rice, Bellingham, Justin – Bowen, Kane, Mount.

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On a yesterday press conference Hungary defender Ádám Lang spoke of, amongst other things, the national team having made progress in the recent past and the players wanting to maintain the organised, stable defence which now characterises the team, while also keeping the ball more.

“We want to prove we’ve evolved. Everyone is looking forward to the next match – it will be a serious challenge, but it’s good to play against such opponents!

We can test ourselves; I think that’s how everyone in the team thinks. I feel good and it’s always a pleasure to join up with the national team. The mood is good, but there’s not been any problem with this in the last few years, and this is essential for us to be able to perform well on the pitch in all four Nations League matches“, Lang concluded.

Source: infostart.hu, DNH, mlsz.hu

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