Vinicius in, Nikolic out of Hungary's squad for Portugal


Boavista's Paulo Vinicius (R) fights for the ball with Sporting's Gelson Martins during their Portuguese Premier League soccer match at Bessa stadium in Porto, Portugal, September 26, 2015. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary have called up Brazilian-born defender Paulo Vinicius for their World Cup qualifier against European champions Portugal on March 25.

Vinicius, who received dual citizenship on March 10 and has been playing for 2015 Hungarian champions Videoton for the past six years, was included in coach Bernd Storck's 27-man squad for the Group B encounter in Lisbon.

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