Not a great appointment for Wales v Hungary, and IMO not sensible given the last time Hategan messed up on British soil.
It's not even just that. Last International game Hungary had a 1 match behind closed doors ban (quite rightly as I have previously said) due to anti Romanian chants throughout the game from the Ultras. Within days of that Kovács István was racially abused when refereeing a derby match in Romania for being ethnic Hungarian. There is a hatred between the 2 nations going back centuries that is not going away anytime soon despite the best efforts of many to try and rid BOTH nations of it. Dr Csányi has been all over the Hungarian media the past 2 weeks literally begging the Ultras to cut out the anti Romanian stuff at games because it harms our National Team so UEFA respond by appointing a Romanian ref to a crucial Hungarian game. There are now ultras travelling to the game who weren't going before & I'm pretty sure it's with the intent to chant anti Romanian stuff for 90 mins! Ridiculous on the part of UEFA to appoint a Romanian referee at a time when Hungary have just had a 1 match ban for anti Romanian chants. Dr Csányi is really trying to stamp it out & will issue lifetime bans to anyone found guilty of the chants but UEFA are not helping him in his efforts. I don't think Kovács István can referee Hungary competitively because although he is technically Romanian he is ethnic Hungarian & I believe has Hungarian citizenship.
On a personal level I will add I can't stand him as a referee because of the Northern Ireland game, his worst but not his only poor game, imo, & not because he is Romanian. Hategan's nationality doesn't bother me in the slightest. His ability to destroy my NT games however does! My best friend is an ethnic Hungarian born in Romania.