BUDAPEST — A second-half penalty from Dominik Szoboszlai earned Hungary a shock 1-0 win over England in the Nations League on Saturday - their first victory against Gareth Southgate's side in 60 years.
The hosts kept coming and made their pressure count as Szoboszlai converted from the penalty spot in the 66th minute after Zsolt Nagy was fouled by Chelsea defender Reece James - a decision which incensed the England players.
Hungary Penalty Call vs. England
Hungary was awarded a PK after this foul pic.twitter.com/5JgvpNaIQT
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Hungary takes the lead after burying the PK!
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Looking to get their preparations for the Qatar World Cup, which begins later this year, up and running, England were surprisingly second best from the off in Budapest, and were fortunate to go into the break all square.
HUNGARY ALMOST PUT THIS AWAY
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Jordan Pickford keeping a clean sheet for England
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Hungary is looking for their chances early in the second half
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England ALMOST found their equalizer
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England can't seem to find the back of the net...
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England pressed as they looked for a leveller, but they could not create that killer chance, ensuring their Nations League campaign got off to a disappointing start, with Germany their next League A, Group Three opponent on Tuesday
(Reporting by Peter HallEditing by Toby Davis)
