Portugal take on the visitors Hungary in a World Cup 2026 qualification match. The match will be played on Tuesday, October 14th at Estádio José Alvalade (Lisbon).
Portugal is aiming for new success, even though they’ve already lifted a trophy under their current coach. The “Seleção” had no regrets about showing Fernando Santos the door after the last World Cup, despite the fact that he had guided them to their greatest achievements in football. And, as time has shown, the decision was justified. True, not everything went perfectly for Roberto Martínez at last year’s Euro — they fell to France in the quarter-finals, and only after a penalty shootout. But Ronaldo and company went on to win the Nations League, defeating Spain on penalties in the summer final. Since autumn, the team has started their qualification campaign strongly. In September, they avoided any setbacks, crushing Armenia and then earning an entertaining 3-2 away win over Hungary. Most recently, they faced Ireland — the Irish held firm for a long time, but finally conceded a late winner deep into stoppage time. Portugal are now unbeaten in their last 11 competitive matches, showing both resilience and attacking flair. With Ronaldo still sharp and new stars like Leão and Fernandes in top form, Martínez’s side looks like one of Europe’s most balanced teams.
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Hungary haven’t qualified for a World Cup in decades, but they’ve become regular participants at the Euros. Last year, however, they once again failed to make it past the group stage. Their Nations League campaign was decent — third place in a tough group with Germany, the Netherlands, and Bosnia — but a 0-6 aggregate defeat to Turkey in March cast a shadow over that progress. The new qualification round also started shakily for Marco Rossi’s men. They scored twice early against Ireland but were pegged back 2-2 in stoppage time, and then lost a home thriller to Portugal. This month began better — a confident victory over Armenia restored some belief. Hungary have shown flashes of attacking intent but remain inconsistent defensively, often collapsing under sustained pressure. Still, players like Szoboszlai and Sallai provide moments of brilliance that can trouble even top-tier opponents.
Many still remember the 3-3 draw at Euro 2016, when the “Seleção” almost went out. However, all other nine encounters between these sides have been won by Portugal. The “Seleção” know that a victory here could virtually secure their top spot in the group. Playing at home, they should win comfortably — take Portugal with a -1.5 goals handicap.
Prediction for the match: Portugal to win with -1.5 handicap.
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