{"id":8700,"date":"2023-11-14T17:12:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T11:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baysidesports.com\/football\/2023\/11\/14\/euro-2024-qualifiers-hungary-criticises-bulgaria-as-it-suddenly-changes-venue\/"},"modified":"2023-11-14T17:12:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T11:42:03","slug":"euro-2024-qualifiers-hungary-criticises-bulgaria-as-it-suddenly-changes-venue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baysidesports.com\/football\/2023\/11\/14\/euro-2024-qualifiers-hungary-criticises-bulgaria-as-it-suddenly-changes-venue\/","title":{"rendered":"Euro 2024 Qualifiers: Hungary criticises Bulgaria as it suddenly changes venue"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Hungarian football federation slammed the Bulgarian federation for \u201cunsportsmanlike\u201d conduct as Thursday\u2019s Euro 2024 qualifier match was moved from Plovdiv to Sofia on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The late venue change was caused by the Plovdiv municipality\u2019s decision to not make the Hristo Botev stadium available for the match due to ongoing construction work at the venue.<\/p>\n

The Hungarian FA called hosts Bulgarian Football Union\u2019s (BFU) actions \u201cunprecedented, totally unjustified and grossly unsportsmanlike\u201d in a statement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt is not even possible to organise a family holiday in this way, let alone an international football match with a huge stake, involving millions of people,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

The BFU said the Plovdiv municipality had violated the preliminary agreement for the use of the stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cUEFA ordered that the match will be played behind closed doors at the Vasil Levski stadium in Sofia,\u201d the BFU said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Hungary are top of group G with 14 points from six matches, and will qualify for Euro 2024 with a game to spare if they get a point on Thursday, or if Montenegro drop points to Lithuania.<\/p>\n

Bulgaria are bottom with two points as they look to secure a qualifying playoff berth in their remaining matches against Hungary and Serbia.<\/p>\n

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