Sporting Kansas City defender Botond Barath and the Hungary Men's National Team fell just short of automatic qualification to UEFA Euro 2020 with a 2-0 road defeat to Wales on Tuesday at Cardiff City Stadium.
Hungary entered the Group E finale occupying second place, but Tuesday's setback saw Wales supplant the Magyars and join Croatia as automatic qualifiers to UEFA Euro 2020 next summer.
Barath started and played 90 minutes in central defense, earning his 11th career cap at the senior level, as the Welsh capital played host to a high-stakes encounter in which the winner would seal a Euro 2020 berth on the final day of qualifying.