Breaking: Hungary qualifies for European Championship! – PHOTOS
The Hungarian national football team secured their place in the 2024 European Championship with a draw against Bulgaria tonight, on 16 November, in Sofia, Bulgaria.
With the success against Bulgaria, the Hungarian national team has already secured its participation in the European Championship. However, the qualification series is not over yet: on Sunday at 15:00, the national team will host Montenegro in the Puskás Arena, m4sport.hu reports.
According to Index, the Hungarian team played much better for most of the meeting. Still, they were losing 2-1 at the end of the 90 minutes. Then came the 97th minute and an own goal on the Bulgarian side. This own goal means a third European Championship in a row for Hungary.
European Championship qualification
Round 9
Group G
Bulgaria-Hungary 2-2 (1-1)
Sofia, Vasil Levski National Stadium, behind closed gates. Led by Stefanski (Poland)
BULGARIA: Naumov – V. Popov, A. Petkov, Antov, Nedyalkov – F. Krastev, Chochev (Atanasov, 43.), Gruev – Despodov (Rusev, 83.), Minchev (Kolev, 72.), Delev (S. Ivanov, 83.). Head coach: Ilian Iliev
HUNGARY: Dibusz – Botka (Kalmár, 81.), Lang, Szalai A. – Nego (Gazdag, 81.), Nagy Á., Styles, Kerkez – Szoboszlai D., Csoboth K. (Nagy Zs., 59.) – Ádám M. (Németh A., 74.). Head coach: Marco Rossi
Sent off: Antov (36.), Kerkez (57.)
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Congratulation, well done team.
The best win of the Hungarian national team was in 1912 in Moscow when they beat the Russian barbarians 12-0.