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3rd in rankings does seem very generous but I suppose we are the only country to have reached the semis at least in the most recent euros and world cup tournaments. That'll bump the ranking points up (however they work). That and winning nearly all qualification games for tournaments.
It's been a very odd experience watching these qualifying games between England and Hungary.
I've no real affiliation with Hungary familywise, nothing beyond once having a holiday flat in Budapest for around 10 years and visiting Bp and Hungary many, many times from 2004 up until a couple of years ago.
It did feel a little bit like "home" for a while and I've enjoyed watching the slight resurgence in the Hungarian national team finally managing to qualify for a couple of euros although the World Cup still eludes them.
I was lucky enough to be at the play off 2nd leg against Norway when they qualified for euro 2016. An unforgettable night.
I also made sure I was in Budapest during most of the actual tournament and it was a wonderful experience.
I absolutely want England to qualify, but I was hoping it wouldn't be at the expense of being too damaging to Hungary's chances.
Sadly that hope had already gone, after some poor results.
I was quite hopeful after a fairly positive euros, and interestingly last night was a performance a bit closer to that, just a bit too late.