A surprise defeat which allows Hungary to still believe in its chances of direct qualification for the World Cup in the event of a poor performance against Armenia on the last day of the qualifiers.
This setback against Ireland has for the moment no consequences for the Portuguese who retain the lead of group F. However, it will certainly remain in the memory of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Indeed, the number 7 was excluded from the match following an elbow on Dara O’Shea in the Irish area.
This is the first time in his career that the Portuguese captain has been sent off for the national team, on the evening of his 226th selection. The Portugal legend will not be able to help his teammates on the final day of the group stage of these qualifiers.
The Portuguese will have to pull out all the stops this Sunday in front of their home crowd at the Estadio do Dragão in Porto (3 p.m.).
