"In what is a nod to their last half-decent team, Hungary will mark the death, announced in the last 24 hours, of their former national team boss Gyorgy Mezey, the last man to take Hungary to a World Cup finals back in 1986. Portugal have had more time to deal with a loss which has hit them harder than losing a man in his 80s, but still that grief lingers."
"The black armbands will be out for one of the competing nations in Ireland's group in the World Cup qualifiers this weekend."
One of the nations in Ireland's World Cup qualifying group will wear black armbands this weekend. Hungary will mark the death of former national team boss Gyorgy Mezey, whose passing was announced in the last 24 hours; Mezey was the last manager to take Hungary to a World Cup finals, in 1986. Portugal is still coping with a separate recent bereavement that has affected the team deeply. That loss has had a stronger emotional impact than the passing of an elderly figure, and the sense of grief continues to linger within the squad.
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