Cristiano Ronaldo was back among the goals as Portugal claimed a hard-fought 3–2 win away to Hungary in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

In a thrilling encounter in Budapest, Bernardo Silva opened the scoring for the visitors before Ronaldo doubled the lead. João Cancelo later added a third, which proved crucial as Hungary’s Barnabás Varga struck twice to keep the hosts in the game until the final whistle.

With the win, Portugal tighten their grip at the top of Group F, while Hungary remain in third place.

FIFA World Cup 2026, Qualifiers

Hungary - Portugal 2:3 (1:1)
Goals: Varga B., 21 (1:0); Bernardo Silva, 36 (1:1); Cristiano Ronaldo, 58 (penalty) (1:2); Varga B., 84 (2:2); Cancelo, 86 (2:3)

Hungary: Toth Ba.; Szalai At.; Orban W.; Nego; Kerkez M. (Dardai M., 90); Bolla (Gruber, 90); Nagy Z. (Lukács, 60); Szoboszlai; Toth A. (Ötvös, 60); Styles (Vitalis, 82); Varga B.
Substitution: Ötvös (from 60); Lukács (from 60); Vitalis (from 82); Dardai M. (from 90); Gruber (from 90)
Bench: Dibusz; Szappanos; Osvath; Szalai G.; Csongvai; Dárdai B.; Tóth B.
Yellow Cards: Varga B. 56

Portugal: Costa D.; Dias R.; Mendes N.; Cancelo; Vitinha F. (Silva A., 87); Fernandes B. (Trincão, 66); Bernardo Silva; Neves J. P. (Félix J., 79); Ruben Neves; Cristiano Ronaldo (Ramos G., 87); Pedro Neto (Palhinha, 79)
Substitution: Trincão (from 66); Palhinha (from 79); Félix J. (from 79); Silva A. (from 87); Ramos G. (from 87)
Bench: José Sá; Rui Silva; Tavares N.; Veiga; Inacio; Pedro Gonçalves
Yellow Cards: Bernardo Silva 77; Palhinha 90