In the final round of the European World Cup qualifiers, Hungary was defeated by Ireland 2-3. At the same time, it was overtaken by its opponents in the standings. It lost the qualification to advance to the play-offs and missed next year's World Cup.
When Hungary took a 2-1 lead in this game, the team captain Szoboszlai’s celebration caused a lot of controversy. He put his thumb on his nose and spread his other fingers to celebrate. It was criticized as a mockery of Ireland. Hungary’s final loss pushed Szoboszlai to the forefront of public opinion.
Recently, Szoboszlai responded positively to this point when he attended the unveiling ceremony of his personal wax figure and was interviewed by local media.
Szoboszlai:
"It is still hard for me to accept what happened. But unfortunately, you have to accept the facts and move on. This always happens to us, there must be a reason. But we will try to take the positives from the most difficult moments. We always had chances and until the last moment, we believed that we could advance to the play-offs.
"That celebration was just a joke between me and my teammates Schaeffer, Varga and Szapanos. If this action is really aimed at mocking the Irish team and Irish fans, I will admit it. ”
source:7m cn7