World Cup Qualification 2026: Hungary-Ireland, the likely lineups

Hungary-Ireland is a match valid for the final day of round F of the European qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. The match is a real tiebreaker for second place and qualification for the playoffs in March: the Magyar hosts, second on 8 points, would only need a draw to make it; Ireland, galvanized by its home success against Portugal, is looking for a breakthrough in Budapest. In the first leg match it had ended in a draw, 2-2.

Trident Bolla, Varga, Sallai for Hungary, which fields star Szoboszlai in midfield along with Schafer and Styles.

Ireland with Ogbene, Parrott and Azaz in attack, on the outsides Coleman and Scales. Cullen and Taylor are the midfield pair.

Hungary-Ireland, the likely lineups
HUNGARY (4-3-3): Dibusz; Nego, Orban, Szalai, Kerkez; Schafer, Styles, Szoboszlai; Bolla, Varga, Sallai.
IRELAND (5-3-2): Kelleher; O’Brien, Collins, O’Shea; Coleman, Cullen, Taylor, Scales; Ogbene, Parrott, Azaz.