World Cup preview report: Parrott hat-trick + last shot, Ireland 3-2 Hungary, advance to the play-offs

6686 Sports News on November 17 In the 10th round of Group F of the 2026 World European Qualifiers, Ireland defeated Hungary 3-2. Not long after the game started, Lukacs scored with a blitz, and then Parrott scored a goal, and Varga's world wave once again reversed the score of the game. At the end of the second half, Parrott scored with a lob and scored the last shot in stoppage time. Ireland reversed Hungary and advanced to the play-offs.

Key events

27’ is an iron wall! Sarai fired a volley into the goal in the three-second zone, and Kelleher blocked the shot

45+2' Azaz passed the ball into the penalty area, and O'Brien grabbed the ball in front of the goal and hit the goal over the crossbar

67' Ida jumped high and headed the ball in the three-second zone, but the result was slightly higher than the crossbar

72’ Ida calmly knocked back from the left, and Parrott’s volley failed to hit the ball

75’ Overlord raised the stakes! Salai broke through from the right and hit the goal violently. Kelleher pushed the ball out of the end line

86’ Knock on the mountain and shake the tiger! Szoboszlai volleyed hard from the left, and Kelleher pushed the ball out of the end line

90+1’ One man is in charge! Kenny volleyed from a small angle from the left, and Dibutz made a great save

90+4’ Warning Sign-Varga (Hungary) Violation

Technical Statistics

Player list

Hungary’s starting lineup: 1-Dibuts, 7-Nego (90’2-Mossi), 6-Orban, 4-Saloy, 11-Kelkes, 20-Salay (90’23-Reddic), 10-Szoboszloy, 13-Schaefer (63’5-Otwo Si), 16-Lukacs (63’17-Stiles), 21-Toos (76’14-Bola), 19-Varga

Hungary’s reserve lineup: 12-Demkin, 22-Sepanos, 18-Nag, 2-Mossi, 14-Bola, 3-Balog, 15-Dadei, 17-Stiles, 5-Otvos, 8-Vitaly Si, 23-Reddich, 9-Gruber

Ireland starting lineup: 1-Kelleher, 4-O'Shea, 22-Collins, 5-O'Brien (46'17-Manning), 2-Coleman (60'21-Ebersele), 6-Cullen (80'14-Taylor), 8-Molonby (60'9-Kenny), 20-O'Bairn (53'10) - Ida), 3-Scales, 11-Azaz, 7-Parrot

Irish reserve lineup: 23-Travers, 16-Bazunu, 15-Egan, 17-Manning, 12-Dunn, 21-Ebersele, 18-McGrath, 14-Taylor, 13-Coventry, 19-Johnston, 10-Ida, 9-Kenny