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Northern Ireland vs Hungary 0-0

Kick-off
Mon, 28 Sept 2026 · 18:45 (UTC)
Venue
Puskás Aréna, Budapest
Referee
Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea

Match timeline

  1. 88’SubstitutionNorthern Ireland crestNorthern IrelandJosh Magennis ONIsaac Price OFF
  2. 77’SubstitutionHungary flagHungaryMilan Tóth ONDániel Lukács OFF
  3. 77’Yellow cardNorthern Ireland crestNorthern IrelandShea Charles
  4. 76’SubstitutionHungary flagHungaryMilan Vitális ONÁron Csongvai OFF
  5. 70’SubstitutionNorthern Ireland crestNorthern IrelandBrodie Spencer ONJamie Donley OFF
  6. 70’SubstitutionNorthern Ireland crestNorthern IrelandDion Charles ONPatrick Kelly OFF
  7. 55’SubstitutionHungary flagHungaryAlex Tóth ONTamás Szűcs OFF
  8. 55’SubstitutionHungary flagHungaryDonat Barany ONGabor Jurek OFF
Show 7 earlier events
  1. 45+5’Yellow cardHungary flagHungaryWilli Orbán
  2. 45+3’Yellow cardNorthern Ireland crestNorthern IrelandMichael Andrew Martin O'Neill
  3. 45+2’Yellow cardNorthern Ireland crestNorthern IrelandJamie Donley
  4. 42’Yellow cardHungary flagHungaryÁron Csongvai
  5. 34’SubstitutionHungary flagHungaryAttila Osváth ONBendeguz Bolla OFF
  6. 31’Yellow cardNorthern Ireland crestNorthern IrelandIsaac Price
  7. 16’Yellow cardNorthern Ireland crestNorthern IrelandEthan Galbraith
  8. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

Northern Ireland crestNorthern IrelandHungaryHungary flag
  • 36%Possession64%
  • 10Shots13
  • 3Shots on Target1
  • 3Corners2
  • 15Fouls15
  • 4Offsides0
  • 1Saves3
  • 326Passes580
  • 4Yellow Cards2

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Hungary flagHungary4 - 3 - 2 - 1

Substitutions

  1. 34’↑2 A. Osváth↓14 B. Bolla
  2. 55’↑21 A. Tóth↓7 Tamás Szücs
  3. 55’↑9 D. Bárány↓17 G. Jurek
  4. 76’↑8 M. Vitális↓15 Á. Csongvai
  5. 77’↑20 M. Tóth↓16 D. Lukacs

Unused substitutes 5 A. Markgráf, 18 Z. Nagy, 22 Á. Pécsi, 4 K. Szűcs, 19 B. Várkonyi, 23 Á. Doktorics, 12 B. Gundel-Takács

Coach M. Rossi

Match facts

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Matchday 2
Date
Mon, 28 Sept 2026
Kick-off
18:45 (UTC)
Venue
Puskás Aréna, Budapest
Referee
Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea
Northern Ireland coach
M. O'Neill
Hungary coach
M. Rossi

League table

UEFA Nations League · League B - Group B

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Northern Ireland crestNorthern Ireland4220+48
2Hungary crestHungary4211+17
3Ukraine crestUkraine4112-34
4Georgia crestGeorgia4022-22

Recent form

Last 5 matches, all competitions

Northern Ireland crest

Northern Ireland

  1. W
  2. L
  3. W
Hungary flag

Hungary

  1. W
  2. W
  3. L

Player ratings

  1. 1A. Tóth7.2
  2. 2M. Csinger7.2
  3. 3B. Tóth7.1
  4. 4M. Kerkez7.0
  5. 5D. Bárány6.9
  6. 6A. Osváth6.8
  7. 7D. Szoboszlai6.8
  8. 8Tamás Szücs6.7
  9. 9M. Tóth6.6
  10. 10M. Vitális6.6
  11. 11G. Jurek6.5
  12. 12A. Schäfer6.5
  13. 13Á. Csongvai6.4
  14. 14D. Lukacs6.3
  15. 15W. Orbán6.2
  16. 16B. Bolla6.1
  17. 17B. Gundel-Takács0.0
  18. 18A. Markgráf0.0
  19. 19Z. Nagy0.0
  20. 20Á. Pécsi0.0
  21. 21K. Szűcs0.0
  22. 22B. Várkonyi0.0
  23. 23Á. Doktorics0.0

Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.

MVP of the match

A. Tóth
7.2

A. Tóth

Hungary flagHungary

0
Goals
0
Assists

Rated 7.2, the best on the pitch in 35 minutes.

Head to head

Northern Ireland crest
0Wins
0Draws
1Wins
Hungary flag

0 goals1 goals

Last meeting

  • 2022FriendliesNorthern Ireland crestNorthern Ireland0 - 1Hungary flagHungary

1 meeting in the Cornerflick archive.

Team form comparison

Last 5 matches, all competitions

Northern Ireland crestNorthern Ireland
W-D-L
2-0-1
Scored / match
1.0
Conceded / match
1.0
Hungary flagHungary
W-D-L
2-0-1
Scored / match
1.7
Conceded / match
1.0

Fan predictions

How the fans called it

  • Northern Ireland crestNorthern Ireland0%
  • DrawResult0%
  • Hungary flagHungary0%

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What happened

Match report

Northern Ireland and Hungary finished level at 0-0 in Budapest after missed chances at both ends and a first half full of bookings rather than goals.

The opening 45 minutes brought four yellow cards before the break. Ethan Galbraith was booked in the 16th minute, Isaac Price followed on 31 minutes, Áron Csongvai saw yellow in the 42nd minute, and Jamie Donley was booked three minutes into first-half stoppage time. Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill was also booked four minutes into stoppage time, while Willi Orbán went into the book five minutes into stoppage time. It remained 0-0 at half-time.

Hungary made two changes on 55 minutes, sending on Alex Tóth for Tamás Szűcs and Donat Barany for Gabor Jurek, while Northern Ireland made two changes on 70 minutes with Brodie Spencer replacing Jamie Donley and Dion Charles coming on for Patrick Kelly. Hungary then replaced Áron Csongvai with Milan Vitális on 76 minutes and Dániel Lukács with Milan Tóth on 77 minutes, before Northern Ireland brought on Josh Magennis for Isaac Price on 88 minutes. The visitors had 64% possession and 580 passes to Northern Ireland's 326, but they managed only one shot on target from 13 attempts, compared with Northern Ireland's three from 10. Northern Ireland also had more corners, 3-2, and more saves, 3-1, while both sides finished with 15 fouls.

Northern Ireland were booked four times and Hungary twice. Ethan Galbraith, Isaac Price, Jamie Donley and Shea Charles were the Northern Ireland players cautioned, while Hungary's yellow cards went to Áron Csongvai and Willi Orbán. There were no red cards.

Match record

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Matchday 2
Kick-off
Venue
Puskás Aréna, Budapest
Referee
Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea
Match ID
cornerflick:match:northern-ireland-vs-hungary-nations-league-2026-09-28

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15 events

  1. 16’Yellow cardNorthern Ireland crestNorthern IrelandEthan Galbraith
  2. 31’Yellow cardNorthern Ireland crestNorthern IrelandIsaac Price
  3. 34’SubstitutionHungary flagHungaryAttila Osváth ONBendeguz Bolla OFF
  4. 42’Yellow cardHungary flagHungaryÁron Csongvai
  5. 45+2’Yellow cardNorthern Ireland crestNorthern IrelandJamie Donley
  6. 45+3’Yellow cardNorthern Ireland crestNorthern IrelandMichael Andrew Martin O'Neill
  7. 45+5’Yellow cardHungary flagHungaryWilli Orbán
  8. 55’SubstitutionHungary flagHungaryAlex Tóth ONTamás Szűcs OFF
  9. 55’SubstitutionHungary flagHungaryDonat Barany ONGabor Jurek OFF
  10. 70’SubstitutionNorthern Ireland crestNorthern IrelandBrodie Spencer ONJamie Donley OFF
  11. 70’SubstitutionNorthern Ireland crestNorthern IrelandDion Charles ONPatrick Kelly OFF
  12. 76’SubstitutionHungary flagHungaryMilan Vitális ONÁron Csongvai OFF
  13. 77’SubstitutionHungary flagHungaryMilan Tóth ONDániel Lukács OFF
  14. 77’Yellow cardNorthern Ireland crestNorthern IrelandShea Charles
  15. 88’SubstitutionNorthern Ireland crestNorthern IrelandJosh Magennis ONIsaac Price OFF