"In their first game of the campaign, Ireland served up a stirring second-half Dublin display, a desperate but successful rescue mission, which had their higher-ranked opponents on the rack, leaving the Dublin crowd and the team united in a spirit which echoed the team's ancestors who made it all the way to World Cup finals. The bad news, and the harsh reality for Irish prospects of actually going to the 2026 World Cup,"
"A header in injury time from substitute Adam Idah was the key moment in a tense, incident-filled World Cup qualifier and earned Ireland a 2-2 draw and point to take into Tuesday's test in Armenia, a merited point in the end for an Irish side whose race - in this game and maybe in the group itself - appeared to be over when Hungary forced their way to a 2-0 lead."
Ireland produced a stirring second-half display in Dublin to recover from a poor opening 45 minutes and draw 2-2 with Hungary. The team looked dreadful, disjointed and lucky to be only 2-0 down at halftime before substitute Adam Idah headed an injury-time equaliser. The result gives Ireland a merited point to take into the next fixture in Armenia but underlines persistent slow starts and defensive frailties. Hungary leave feeling aggrieved over a straight red to goalscorer Roland Sallai and already view the return fixture against Ireland as a chance for revenge and to secure second place.
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