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LIVE: Hungary vs Portugal

37' CHANCE! Schafer swings in the free-kick from the left for Hungary and Adam Szalai rises highest in the middle to flick it on. It's straight at Patricio though and he comfortably holds onto it.

36' Pepe plays a loose pass forward and Schafer is quickly in to set Hungary on the counter. Silva slides in and fairly wins the ball, but Adam Szalai gets it back and wins a free-kick in a good position on the left.

34' Hungary's high press is starting to cause Portugal a few problems and Attila Szalai tries to switch play out to Lovrencsics high on the right when he wins it back. He brings it down well, only to be dispossessed by Jota.

32' It's patient from Portugal at the moment as Hungary drop deeper into their half to close down the space. They're knocking it around nicely, but they just can't find a way through.

30' CHANCE! Silva cuts back and floats a great cross into the box from the right. Ronaldo leaps to get his head on it in the middle, but couldn't get his angles right and sends it wide of the far post.

29' Portugal are keeping the pressure on here, but their passing in the final third is letting them down at the moment. Fernandes swings another corner into the box, but it's cleared comfortably by Hungary.

27' There are some big shouts for a penalty from the Portuguese players after Silva goes to ground under pressure from Orban in the box. The referee has a good view of it and says there was nothing in it as Hungary clear their lines.

25' Only two of the last six holders have won their opening game at the Euros, Spain in 2016 and France in 2004.

23' Fernandes swings a corner into the box and it's half-cleared by Attila Szalai to the edge of the box. Carvalho nods it down to Pepe, but Hungary are quickly out of their area to stop them from getting back in on goal.

21' Orban almost plays himself into trouble at the back after letting the ball roll across him, not realising that Ronaldo was closing him down. The Portugal captain sticks out a leg to try and nick it, but Orban just manages to get it clear in time.

19' GOOD SAVE! Pepe lifts a brilliant ball over the top to pick out Ronaldo's run through the middle and he's one-on-one with the goalkeeper. He tries to hook it over Gulacsi, who makes a good save to deny him, just as the offside flag goes up.

17' There's a coming together between Fiola and Semedo and the referee has just stopped the game as the midfielder was holding his head. Semedo is quickly back to his feet and Fiola will be able to carry on without needing treatment.

15' It's a loose pass from Guerreiro that is latched onto by Kleinheisler, but Portugal are quick to drop back into their shape and block his way forward. Hungary still have possession, but they can't get out of their own half.

13' It's another good move from Portugal down the left and Fernandes threads a great ball through to Guerreiro in the box. He can't bring it under control with his first touch though and ends up sending it out for a goal-kick.

11' Adam Szalai has four Portugal players surrounding him, but he does really well to push his way through. Just as he tries to lay it off to Sallai, he gets the ball caught under his feet and Carvalho has time to nick it back.

9' Portugal have a free-kick on the right and Fernandes swings in a good cross to pick out Jota, who is unmarked in the middle. He had time to bring it down, but volleyed it first time, sending it high and wide of the target.

7' Orban plays a long ball over the top to try and pick out Sallai's run through the middle and he's bundled to the ground by Dias. The Hungarian fans aren't happy with it and think they should have a free-kick, but nothing's given by the referee.

5' GOOD SAVE! Portugal counter quickly and Jota holds off Attila Szalai to turn and get to the edge of the box. He strikes it well and Gulacsi pushes it away, but if the forward had got his head up, he would've spotted Ronaldo in acres of space to his left.

4' Attila Szalai makes a driving run down the left for Hungary and the Portugal defenders can't get close to him. He tries to slide it through for Fiola, but Semedo tracks back well to make an important interception.

2' Portugal have started on the front foot here and Semedo tries to get them in behind by switching play out to Jota on the left. Botka hooks it clear just ahead of him but gives the ball back to Carvalho and Portugal come again.

1' Kleinheisler gets the game underway for Portugal!

The teams are out on the pitch, the national anthems have been sung, and kick-off is just moments away!

Portugal have failed to win their opening game in the last five major tournaments (World Cup and Euros), drawing three times and losing twice. Their last opening game victory was against Turkey in Euro 2008 (2-0).

Fernando Santos names four changes to his team after their friendly win over Israel. Patricio, Semedo, Guerreiro and Pereira all start, with Rui Silva, Mendes and Neves on the bench. Ronaldo, who starts up front, becomes the first player in Euros history to appear at five different tournaments.wat

Marco Rossi makes just three changes to the side that drew with Republic of Ireland last time out, as he brings in Botka, Lovrencsics and Sallai. Kecskes, Bolla and Varga all drop to the bench.

PORTUGAL SUBS:Andre Silva, Pote, Renato Sanches, Jose Fonte, Joao Moutinho, Sergio Oliveira, Rafa, Ruben Neves, Nuno Mendes, Rui Silva, Joao Felix, Anthony Lopes. 

PORTUGAL STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Rui Patricio; Nelson Semedo, Ruben Dias, Pepe, Raphael Guerreiro; William Carvalho, Danilo Pereira; Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Diogo Jota; Cristiano Ronaldo.

HUNGARY SUBS: Denes Dibusz, Szabolcs Schon, Loic Nego, Nemanja Nikolic, Kevin Varga, David Siger, Bendeguz Bolla, Tamas Cseri, Akos Kecskes, Adam Lang, Roland Varga, Adam Bogdan.

HUNGARY STARTING XI (3-5-2): Peter Gulacsi; Endre Botka, Willi Orban, Attila Szalai; Gergo Lovrencsics, Laszio Kleinheisler, Adam Nagy, Andras Schafer, Atilla Fiola; Adam Szalai, Roland Sallai.

The reigning champions Portugal get their Euro 2020 campaign underway in a tough group that also contains Germany and France. They qualified as second in their group, behind Ukraine, but come into this game unbeaten in their last six in all competitions (W4 D2). Hungary qualified through the play-offs, beating Iceland 2-1 to secure their place in the tournament. They're unbeaten in their last 11 matches in all competitions (W7 D4), but face a difficult task of reaching the last 16 like they did five years ago.

Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Euro 2020 Group F meeting between Hungary and Portugal at the Puskas Arena in Budapest!

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