Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Ireland
Match Time & Date:
6 September 2025
19:45
Prediction: 1-1
Hungary
Aviva Stadium will host Saturday’s World Cup qualifier between Republic of Ireland and Hungary. The Boys in Green played out a goalless draw with Luxembourg in their last warm-up game and they now aim to make a promising start to their WC qualifying campaign. The good news for the hosts is that both Gavin Bazunu (goalkeeper) and Chiedozie Ogbene (forward) return from injuries. Troy Parrott and Evan Ferguson made the cut as well.
The Hungarians, on the other hand, defeated Azerbaijan 2-1 in a June friendly, but beating Ireland in Dublin is easier said than done. A close encounter is on the cards at Aviva Stadium and we believe that punters worldwide can find value in betting on draw. A man to watch in the away team will be Dominik Szoboszlai, who scored the winner in Liverpool’s 1-0 triumph over Arsenal at the weekend.
Highlighted Team (Hungary):
Widely known as the Mighty Magyars during the 1950’s, Hungary national team had the world at its feet as the team featuring Ferenc Puskas, Sandor Kocsis and Zoltan Czibor reached the final of the 1954 World Cup, while recording several impressive wins over England and other top sides in international friendlies.
Hungary also made it to the semi-final at the Euro 1964 and Euro 1972, but they have since largely struggled to return to old glory days. The barren run finally came to an end as Foci defeated Norway in the play-off to qualify for the Euro 2016 finals, but there still appears to be a huge gap behind the top European sides.
Long-serving goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly has managed to break a 58-year record held by Jozsef Bozsik, having surpassed the 101-cap mark, but Ferenc Puskas still remains the top goalscorer in the history of the national team with an unbelievable record of 84 goals in 85 caps, followed by Sandor Kocsis, who has 75 goals in 68 appearances.
Georgia 
Turkey
Bulgaria 
Spain
Liechtenstein
Belgium
Luxembourg 
Northern Ireland 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Slovakia 
Germany
