Hungary vs Finland Preview

Friday evening at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest sees Hungary host Finland in a summer international friendly, with both nations watching the World Cup from the outside after falling short in qualifying. The occasion carries no competitive weight but offers both squads a chance to put a disappointing cycle behind them and build some momentum heading into the next international window.

Hungary have shown enough quality in recent months to suggest the qualifying exit was more circumstantial than a reflection of the squad’s true level. Their most recent outing was a goalless home draw against Greece in March — a measured performance against competitive European opposition. Prior to that, a 1-0 home win over Slovenia in a friendly. Before that, a 3-2 home defeat to the Republic of Ireland in qualifying was their one significant setback. Earlier in this run, a 1-0 away win in Armenia kept their qualifying momentum intact. The sequence opened with a creditable 2-2 draw away in Portugal. Two wins and two draws from five, with that Portugal result standing as one of the more impressive away points of Hungary’s recent cycle, reflects a squad capable of competing at a reasonable level.

Finland arrive in the same situation — watching the tournament from home — and with form that illustrates exactly why qualification proved beyond them. Their most recent outing was a 1-1 draw away at Cape Verde in March. Prior to that, a 2-0 away win over New Zealand. Before that, a 4-0 home win over Andorra. Earlier in this run, a 1-0 home defeat to Malta in qualifying — one of the results that proved fatal to their chances. The sequence opened with a heavy 4-0 away defeat to the Netherlands. Two wins from five, with losses against the Netherlands and Malta, reflects a Finland squad that has been unable to find the consistency required at this level.

The head-to-head record favours Hungary, who have won three of the last five meetings, with no draws and two wins for Finland. Most recently, Hungary won 2-0 at home in the Nations League in November 2018. In the previous encounter, Finland won 1-0 in the Nations League in September 2018.

Neither side reports significant injury concerns ahead of this fixture, which should allow both coaches the luxury of experimenting with combinations and giving opportunities to players who may have been on the fringes.

In Hungary, the match is live on M4 Sports. In Finland, viewers can follow on YLE TV2. The game is also available in Germany on DAZN Germany and in Sweden on Viaplay Sweden.

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Hungary — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
🤝	Hungary	0-0	Greece	International Friendly	Mar 31, 2026
✅	Hungary	1-0	Slovenia	International Friendly	Mar 28, 2026
❌	Hungary	2-3	Republic of Ireland	World Cup Qualifying	Nov 16, 2025
✅	Armenia	0-1	Hungary	World Cup Qualifying	Nov 13, 2025
🤝	Portugal	2-2	Hungary	World Cup Qualifying	Oct 14, 2025

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Finland — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Cape Verde	1-1	Finland	International Friendly	Mar 30, 2026
✅	New Zealand	0-2	Finland	International Friendly	Mar 27, 2026
✅	Finland	4-0	Andorra	International Friendly	Nov 17, 2025
❌	Finland	0-1	Malta	World Cup Qualifying	Nov 14, 2025
❌	Netherlands	4-0	Finland	World Cup Qualifying	Oct 12, 2025

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Head to Head — Last 5 Meetings

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Hungary	2-0	Finland	Nations League	Nov 18, 2018
Finland	1-0	Hungary	Nations League	Sep 8, 2018
Finland	0-1	Hungary	European Championship Qualifying	Jun 13, 2015
Hungary	1-0	Finland	European Championship Qualifying	Nov 14, 2014
Hungary	1-2	Finland	International Friendly	Mar 5, 2014

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TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Hungary	M4 Sports
Finland	YLE TV2
Germany	DAZN Germany
Austria	DAZN Austria
Switzerland	DAZN Switzerland
Canada	DAZN Canada
Sweden	Viaplay Sweden
Norway	TV 2 Play
Denmark	TV2 Play Denmark
USA	Fox Soccer Plus / fuboTV