Northern Ireland return to Windsor Park to face Hungary
Northern Ireland will host Hungary at Windsor Park in the Nations League, ending a 315-day absence from Belfast. Michael O'Neill's team has won seven of its past nine home matches and arrives after an away victory over Georgia. Players and the manager say they are eager to return to their home ground.
Northern Ireland's return to Belfast comes after a 315-day gap since their last home match, a 1-0 Nations League win over Luxembourg sealed by Jamie Donley's penalty. In between, Michael O'Neill's squad played five away fixtures, starting with a World Cup play-off loss to Italy in Bergamo and ending with Friday's victory in Georgia.
At Windsor Park, the team has won seven of its last nine outings. Since an October 2023 defeat to Slovenia, only Germany has won there. O'Neill describes the current group as being in a strong home phase, while players Patrick Kelly and Pierce Charles have spoken of their eagerness to perform in front of Belfast supporters again.
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