FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - World Cup Qualifiers Europe - Group I - San Marino v Hungary - San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino - March 28, 2021 Hungary coach Marco Rossi REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary hoped to surprise holders Portugal at Euro 2020 and held out for more than 80 minutes before a late collapse resulted in a 3-0 defeat which left coach Marco Rossi disappointed and accepting the blame for substitutions that did not work.
For a fleeting moment the near-capacity crowd at the Puskas Arena went crazy thinking the home side had taken a shock lead through Szabolcs Schon only to be deflated by an offside call.
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