{"id":13927,"date":"2026-03-31T22:53:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T22:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/greece-and-hungary-end-up-goalless-in-budapest\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T22:53:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T22:53:20","slug":"greece-and-hungary-end-up-goalless-in-budapest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/greece-and-hungary-end-up-goalless-in-budapest\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece and Hungary end up goalless in Budapest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1299763\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5123149-scaled-1-320x200.jpg?v=1774986408\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5123149-scaled-1.jpg?v=1774986407\" alt=\"Greece and Hungary end up goalless in Budapest\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5123149-scaled-1-960x600.jpg?v=1774986409\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[InTime Sports]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Greece played out a goalless draw with host Hungary in an international friendly on Tuesday, as the national team prepares for the fall\u2019s Nations League games.<\/p>\n<p>This was the third consecutive game without scoring for Greece, but at least there was proper defensive work by the players of coach Ivan Jovanovic against one of the strongest European teams to miss out on this summer\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Greece fielded in Budapest an extensively changed team from the one that lost to Paraguay in Piraeus four nights earlier, and had Vangelis Pavlidis returning up front.<\/p>\n<p>The Benfica striker was the one to miss Greece\u2019s \u2013 and the match\u2019s \u2013 biggest chance when his low shot from a tight angle was fingered by Hungarian goalkeeper Balasz Toth just enough for the ball to hit the upright and go out, on the 62nd minute.<\/p>\n<p>The second half was comparatively better for the Greeks, who enjoyed more possession and tried their luck a few times at the Hungarian goal, but their previous scoring efficiency appears to have abandoned them in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>There will be two more friendly games for the national team in early June, one abroad and one in Crete. 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