Hungary's record against Group F opponents
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
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A 137th meeting with neighbours Austria will kick off Hungary's first EURO finals since 1972, and they will hope that it will not end with another loss to Portugal.
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Qualified as: Third in Group F, beat Norway in play-offs
Top scorers: Dániel Böde, Krisztián Németh, Tamás Priskin (2 goals)
Qualifying record: P10 W4 D4 L2 F11 A9 Pts16, won 1-0 & 2-1 v Norway in play-offs
EURO best: third place 1964
Last EURO: 1972 (fourth place)
EURO appearances: 2 (1964, 1972)
Hungary v Austria (18.00CET, 14 June, Bordeaux)
EURO P2 W1 D1 L0 F2 A1
World Cup P7 W4 D2 L1 F15 A7
Friendlies P127 W61 D27 L39 F280 A244
- The eastern European neighbours have met 136 times, their first competitive encounter coming at the 1934 FIFA World Cup, where Austria defeated Hungary 2-1 in Bologna to reach the semi-finals. That remains the countries' only final tournament meeting.
- When Hungary last qualified for a major tournament, the 1986 World Cup, they overcame Austria twice in the process, winning 3-1 in Budapest and 3-0 in Vienna. Those are the sides' most recent competitive encounters.
- Honours have been even in the nine friendlies since then, with three wins apiece and three draws. Hungary won the most recent encounter, 2-1 in Graz in August 2006.
Hungary v Iceland (18.00CET, 18 June, Marseille)
EURO P2 W1 D0 L1 F2 A2
World Cup P4 W2 D0 L2 F7 A8
Friendlies P4 W4 D0 L0 F12 A0
- The nations have met six times in qualifying tournaments, Iceland winning the first three games and Hungary the last three.
- Friendlies included, there has never been a draw between the countries in ten encounters.
- The only meeting during the past decade, a Budapest friendly in August 2011, resulted in a resounding 4-0 win for Hungary, with current skipper Balázs Dzsudzsák among the scorers. It was Hungary's fifth successive victory over Iceland.
Hungary v Portugal (18.00CET, 22 June, Lyon)
EURO P2 W0 D0 L2 F1 A6
World Cup P3 W0 D0 L3 F1 A7
Friendlies P5 W0 D3 L2 F5 A10
- Portugal boast a formidable record against Hungary. They have not lost to them in ten meetings and have won all five of the nations' competitive fixtures.
- The only final tournament encounter came at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, Portugal defeating Hungary 3-1 at Old Trafford in their opening game. Both teams qualified from the group, a Eusébio-inspired Portugal taking third place.
- Portugal breached the Hungary defence three times in both qualifiers for UEFA EURO 2000, the second victory taking them into the finals as the best runners-up. A decade later a Pepe goal gave the Iberians a 1-0 victory in Budapest, with Simão Sabrosa scoring twice in the Lisbon return (3-0) as Portugal qualified for the World Cup in South Africa.
- The teams have been drawn together in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.