Fülöp died of cancer on 12 November 2015, aged 32. On the day of his death, Hungarian internationals, wearing black armbands, won 1–0 away to the heavily favoured Norway team in the first leg of their UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-off game. Hungarian goalkeeper Gábor Király, who celebrated his 100th international appearance and was rated as the best player of the match, said afterwards: "We simply could not afford to concede any goals on this match, out of respect to him". When with only two minutes remaining from the game, Norway's Pål André Helland headed a rebounding ball against the crossbar with an open goal gaping, Hungarian commentator István Hajdú B. remarked: "This was probably tipped to the bar by Márton Fülöp...this was a helping hand from the sky". Three days later the rematch in Budapest started with a minute's silence in the memory of him (as well as former Golden Team member Pál Várhidi and the victims of the Paris terror attacks). Hungary beat Norway 2–1, and qualified for the Euros after 44 years, reaching a major international competition for the first time since the 1986 World Cup. Several players commemorated Fülöp in their post match interviews, including goalscorer Tamás Priskin who paid tribute by dedicating his goal to his late teammate.