Nunu Mendes explained Portugal's loss of victory

Portugal national team's left-back Nunu Mendes shared his thoughts on missing the opportunity to secure a victory in the 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Hungary (2:2). This was reported by Euro-football.ru.

The Portuguese were very close to an early qualification for the tournament, but conceded a goal in the 91st minute. According to Mendes, after scoring the second goal, the team slowed down the game, and Hungary took advantage of this situation.

They tried to achieve their objectives but were unable to do so. The team needed to focus on taking control and maintaining possession of the ball.

Portuguese players like to control the ball and can achieve good results in this regard, but in this particular match, they failed to fulfill this task and were severely punished for it. Additionally, Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals for the Portugal national team, with the second goal assisted by the 40-year-old forward's teammate, the left wing-back of PSG.

According to Mendes, the team must learn from their mistakes in the upcoming matches and improve their performance.