The coach of the Portuguese national team, Roberto Martinez, appeared in press statements after the victory over Hungary 3-2 in the second round of the European qualifiers for the World Cup.

He said, "We deserved to win. Every match is different; Hungary does not take risks, they prefer to play without the ball, and they are excellent in counter-attacks. We defended well overall. I liked the mentality and focus, but we missed imposing control over the rhythm and dragging the match to where we want. It’s a perfect game for improvement."

He added, "The players who came on as substitutes made a difference. It’s a very important victory."

Despite the overall satisfaction, Martinez did not forget the mistakes that led to Hungary's two goals, saying, "It’s hard to win when we gift the opponent two goals. The two goals are very similar. There were two less positive actions: a mistake that led to a counter-attack for the first goal, and we didn’t close the angle for the cross for the second goal."

He added, "Hungary got one corner and two shots between the posts. We watched their matches against Germany and the Netherlands; no one scored here from open play. It was important to use players in different positions. Overall, the performance was very good."

The Spanish coach particularly praised Ruben Neves' performance in the defensive pivot, saying, "He performed very well."

He continued, "When we conceded a goal against Germany (in the Nations League semi-final), we changed our mentality; we can concede a goal and continue to believe, we have important resilience. I am very happy with six points from two away matches."

Regarding the statements of Pedro Brunsa, the president of the Portuguese Football Federation, who expressed his desire to see the national team as world champions, he said, "The coach's responsibility is to qualify. We are on that path. The president supports what we are doing. Step by step. First qualification, then it’s essential to fight for the dream we all have."