Ireland Vs Hungary Highlights, FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers: IRL 2-2 HUN; Adam Idah Rescues Draw For Boys In Green

Greetings and welcome to everyone joining us for some weekend football action. We present to you a live blog covering the World Cup qualifying group F clash between Republic of Ireland and Hungary. Stay with us for the build-up and live updates.

The match kicks off at 12:15am IST. The Ireland vs Hungary, FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers group F clash will be telecast on the Sony Sports Network TV channels in India. It will be live streamed on the Sony LIV app and website in the country.

The match gets underway in Dublin. Ireland attacking from right to left and Hungary from left to right in the first half.

And the Hungarians strike in the second minute! Barnabas Varga latches on to Callum Styles' assist to draw first blood for the visitors.

Roland Sallai doubles Hungary's advantage! The midfielder scores in the 15th minute courtesy Dominik Szoboszlai's assist, and Ireland have their backs against the wall already.

In the preceding group F clash of the night, global superstar Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal romped to a 5-0 win over Armenia. Joao Felix opened the scoring and added a second, while Joao Cancelo also found the net, dedicating his goal to the late Diogo Jota.

Ronaldo’s brace extended his tally to 140 international goals, leaving him just one shy of Carlos Ruiz’s World Cup qualifiers record.

After three minutes of stoppage time, the referee blows the half-time whistle. Republic of Ireland have it all to do in the second half, as they head into the mid-game interval down 0-2 against the buoyant Hungary.

The second half begins with Republic of Ireland kicking from left to right and Hungary from right to left. And the hosts score early!

The Boys In Green earn a free kick from a dangerous position and after a bit of a melee, Evan Ferguson slots it in past Hungary goalie Dibusz in the 49th minute. Ireland pull one back and can hope again.

Hungary are down to 10 men! Roland Sallai loses his head and earns a straight red card in the 52nd minute to hand Ireland a fresh opportunity to draw level. The game has been thrown wide open early in the second half.

Ireland are putting Hungary under a mountain of pressure. The one-man advantage is getting to the visitors, who, in the words of the commentator, are "creaking but not cracking yet". More than 15 minutes still to come in the match.

We are now into the six minutes of added time and Ireland continue to search for the equaliser. Hungary, despite all the pressure, have held on admirably so far. Can they cross the finish line?

No, Hungary can't! Adam Idah heads in Ryan Manning's cross powerfully to draw Republic of Ireland level in the third minute of injury time. We are all square at 2-2 and the final whistle imminent.

Adam Idah's late header proves decisive as Republic of Ireland hold 10-man Hungary 2-2 in Dublin. It surely was a different story in the second half after the tourists ended the first one 2-0 ahead. Eventually, the red card to Roland Sallai made all the difference.