Hungary and Portugal meet in the second game of their World Cup qualifying campaigns in Budapest after experience contrasting emotions in their opening matches.
Marco Rossi’s side established a 2-0 lead against Ireland in Dublin but were held to a 2-2 draw courtesy of the hosts’ 93rd-minute equaliser.
The Selecao had no such pain in Armenia, where Al-Nassr teammates Cristiano Ronaldo and Joao Felix each scored twice in their 5-0 victory.
101GreatGoals.com brings you the line-ups from Hungary vs Portugal in 2026 World Cup qualifying, as well as details on how to watch the game.
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Hungary starting lineup vs Portugal
Midfielder Roland Sallai scored Hungary’s opening goal against Ireland but is suspended after being sent off in the 52nd minute, three minutes after Ireland replied.
Veteran midfielder Zsolt Nagy comes in with Liverpool pair Dominik Szoboszlai and Milos Kerkez among the starters again.
Hungary starting XI: Balazs Toth, Loic Nego, Willi Orban, Attila Szalai, Milos Kerkez, Callum Styles, Bendeguz Bolla, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alex Toth, Zsolt Nagy, Barnabas Varga
Hungary substitutes: Denes Dibusz, Peter Szappanos, Marton Dardai, Attila Osvath, Aron Csongvai, Bence Dardai, Bence Otvos, Milan Vitalis, Zsombor Gruber, Daniel Lukacs, Barna Toth
Portugal starting lineup vs Hungary
Portugal make two changes as Roberto Martinez shifts to a three-player defence, Gonçalo Inacio and Joao Felix making way for Ruben Neves and Bernardo Silva.
Manchester United full-back Diogo Dalot sustained a muscle injury and had his squad place taken by Lazio’s Nuno Tavares for Portugal, who are without widemen Nelson Semedo and Rafael Leao.
Captain Ronaldo now has 140 international goals and 942 in his career, while Al-Hilal and former Manchester City wideman Joao Cancelo was also on the scoresheet against Armenia.
Portugal starting XI: Diogo Costa, Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Ruben Neves, Nuno Mendes, Joao Neves, Vitinha, Pedro Neto, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal substitutes: Jose Sa, Rui Silva, Nuno Tavares, Antonio Silva, Renato Veiga, Joao Palhinha, Goncalo Ramos, Joao Felix, Pedro Goncalves, Goncalo Inácio Francisco Trincao
Is Hungary vs Portugal on TV? TV channel, online live stream
Kick-off on Tuesday is at 19:45 BST (14:45 ET / 11:45 PT), with live coverage on Amazon Prime Video pay-per-view, which charged £2.49 for the game.
Full Portugal squad for September 2025 World Cup qualifiers
Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa, Rui Silva, Jose Sa (Wolves)
Defenders: Nuno Tavares, Joao Cancelo, Nuno Mendes, Goncalo Inacio, Ruben Dias, Antonio Silva, Renato Veiga
Midfielders: Joao Palhinha, Rúben Neves, Joao Neves, Vitinha, Bruno Fernandes, Pedro Goncalves, Bernardo Silva
Forwards: Joao Felix, Francisco Trincao, Francisco Conceicao, Pedro Neto, Goncalo Ramos, Cristiano Ronaldo
All fixtures start at 19:45 UK time (14:45 ET / 11:45 PT) unless otherwise stated.
Saturday, September 6: Armenia 0-5 Portugal
Tuesday, September 9: Hungary vs Portugal
Saturday, October 11: Portugal vs Ireland
Tuesday, October 14: Portugal vs Hungary
Thursday, November 13: Ireland vs Portugal
Sunday, November 16: Portugal vs Armenia (14:00)
Portugal World Cup matches: What happens if they top group?
The top team from each of the 12 European Qualifier groups proceeds automatically to the finals, which will be expanded to 48 teams.
England, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Portugal, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain and Croatia are among the favourites to win their groups.
What happens if Portugal finish second in World Cup qualifiers?
Portugal are guaranteed a play-off spot between March 26-31 2026 if they do not finish first.
The 12 runners-up in each group will join four Nations League teams in the play-offs, which will be drawn from pots based on teams’ records during the campaign. The games will comprise single-leg semi-finals and finals.
The draw for the World Cup finals will take place in December 2025. The tournament runs from June 11 until July 19 2026.
