England v Hungary: Crowd trouble early on in Wembley qualifier

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Fans appeared to fight in the Hungary section during their World Cup qualifier with England at Wembley.

There was trouble too when the sides met in Budapest with Hungary ordered to play two matches behind closed doors by Fifa following the racism English players experienced.

John Murray, commentating for BBC Radio 5 Live, said: "Punches are being thrown. This is terrible really.

"The stewards seem to be being driven back."

He added: "Dozens of Hungary supporters appear to be forcing them back. They are outnumbered.

"There's a real face-off. This is just not settling down. It's a proper fight. These are worrying scenes."

But as police stepped in to take control of the situation, Murray later said: "I think things are starting to settle down. There are a lot of stewards or police over there, but the supporters in that stand have now focused their attention on the match and are supporting their team."

A smoke bomb was also released after Roland Sallai gave Hungary a 24th-minute lead with a penalty.

Less than 1,000 tickets were sold to Hungary fans for this game, the reverse fixture of last month's meeting at Puskas Arena.

Racist abuse was aimed at England players in that qualifier. while Gareth Southgate's side were also pelted with objects in the second half and a flare was thrown on the pitch by Hungarian fans. Fifa opened disciplinary proceedings after England's 4-0 win.

Despite Uefa ordering Hungary to play three home games behind closed doors after their supporters' discriminatory behaviour at Euro 2020, fans were allowed in for the World Cup tie as it came under Fifa's jurisdiction.

Football's world governing body then ordered Hungary to play two matches behind closed doors - one suspended for two years - and fined the Hungarian Football Federation £158,400.