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Portugal Edge Hungary to Tighten Grip on Irish Group

by David Thompson - Sports Editor

Here’s a summary of ⁤the ‌key details from the provided text, broken down by team/group:

Republic⁣ of Ireland‌ (Group G)

Are ⁤currently‍ bottom of their⁣ group with 1 point after two games.
‍ ⁢Lost 2-1 to‍ Armenia previously.
⁤ Drew 2-2 with Hungary on⁣ Saturday.
‍ Hungary beat Portugal 3-2, but Portugal ultimately won with a late goal.

England (Group K)

‌ Had​ a dominant 5-0 victory away to⁣ Serbia.
Harry Kane scored the opening goal​ and was fouled leading ⁤to a penalty. other goalscorers: Noni Madueke, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guehi ⁣(from a free kick won ​by ⁢kane), and Marcus Rashford (penalty).
Serbia had⁢ a player sent off (Nikola Milenkovic).
england ‌now have 15 points from 5 games, 7 points ahead of Albania.

France (Group D)

Won‍ 2-1 ⁢against Iceland, maintaining​ a perfect start to qualifying.
Kylian Mbappe ⁣scored one goal and assisted another.
Iceland had ⁣a‍ late goal ​disallowed by VAR for a shirt pull.
France have 6 points from​ 2 games,‍ 3‍ ahead of iceland.

General Information:

​ These are FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying matches.
Group ‍winners automatically qualify for the finals.
‍ Runners-up go​ into the playoffs.

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