3. 4′
Switzerland continues to look at the game with great calm. It is not a first period of great chances, but the order of the Swiss without the ball and how correct they are with it is making things easier.
32′
Sommer blocked again an overhand delivery that did not raise doubts. Sallai’s center was not bad at all but the Inter goalkeeper dominated the timing at all times to block the ball.
30′
Poorly executed corner kick from Hungary that ends safely. He said goodbye to one of the situations that gives the most profit to Marco Rossi’s team. Szoboszlai hit the ball too hard.
28′
New arrival from Switzerland through Schär, who dared to climb meters until he was inside the area, and looked for a shot that hit an opponent. The center back asked for a handball in favor of his team but the referee didn’t blow his whistle.
26′
Hungary continues to have many complications. They are slow to jump to the balls and with the ball they are not finding a way to grow. They miss Szoboszlai appearing a little more.
24′
It must be remembered that the tournament will allow the best third parties to qualify after the group stage. There will be four places for those who finish in that place for the round of 16 dispute.
22′
Switzerland settles while Hungary’s doubts increase. Marco Rossi’s team is becoming more and more insecure both with and without possession. The goal ended up going very badly for them.
19′
Salvador Gulacsi! Mess in Hungary that has allowed Vargbas to stay one-on-one against the RB Leipzig goalkeeper. He defined the Swiss attacker well but ran into the rival goalkeeper’s shoulder. Close to the second Switzerland.
18′
Sommer catches a good ball that was going straight towards a Hungarian footballer. The Swiss goalkeeper came out quickly to block the ball high when the rivals made a good shot from the left.
17′
It is difficult for Hungary to come out with the ball played at the moment. He bites the Swiss team more after losing, and does not allow easy deliveries. The Swiss are very focused on what their rivals can do.
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Hungary seeks to respond in some way after the goal conceded. With more direct deliveries, above all, but Switzerland is more calm after having taken the lead on the scoreboard. Murat Yakin’s men want more.
13′
Great play by Switzerland to get ahead in the game. An action in which he managed to intervene inside and one of his players filtered a pass to find the goal. Duah did not fail in the one-on-one match against Gulacsi.
12′
Goal by Kwadwo Duah (0-1)
GOOOOOOLLLLL FROM SWITZERLAND!! The Swiss team advances in the first one he has had through Duah. With suspense, because at first it was called offside, but the striker’s goal went up the scoreboard.
Hungary
0
Swiss
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12′
Assists Michel Aebischer
9′
Stop Sallai’s shot! We already have the first chance of the game. A shot from outside the area after a good Hungarian counterattack, but the attacker’s right foot was bad and the ball went over the crossbar.
8′
Switzerland’s intentions are to lengthen things on the wings. Open ends for the first interventions and a search to give width on both sides. At the moment there is little play inside.
6′
Things have been very disputed so far by both teams. Neither of them manages to control the ball and that leads to the ball moving a lot but without great intentions.
5′
Yellow card
Yellow card for Widmer!
4′
Great race by Vargas that ends with a recovery from Hungary. The attacker drove the ball well from one wing to the other but he ended up losing the ball when he looked for a filtered pass towards one of his teammates. He didn’t specify enough.
2′
The fans have not taken their seats and there have already been dangerous occasions for both teams. Initial moments and the ball has already reached both areas to show that today in Cologne can be an entertaining confrontation between both teams.
The match between Hungary and Switzerland begins!
The players have already jumped onto the field and the anthems are playing!
There are only a few minutes left until the game starts! Second day of the Euro Cup that will bring three games. It will all start with this Hungary vs Switzerland. Later things will begin in group B with Spain vs Croatia, and things will end with Italy vs Albania. Spectacular day of football.
Dominik Szoboszlai was involved in more goals than any other Hungary player in Euro 2024 qualifying (4 goals, 3 assists). He also topped the ranking of chances created (23), shots attempted (28), shots on goal (13), successful passes in the opponent’s half (256), expected goals (3.1) and expected assists (2).
The last two matches between Hungary and Switzerland have produced 12 goals, with Hungary scoring four to Switzerland’s eight. Both matches were qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Switzerland has won six of its last nine games against Hungary (D2 L1). The last time they lost was in November 1998 in a friendly in Budapest.
This will be the second meeting between Hungary and Switzerland in a major tournament, 86 years after they met in the quarter-finals of the 1938 FIFA World Cup, which Hungary won 2-0.
The referee of the match will be the Slovenian Slavko Vincic.
There is the same system on the part of the Swiss team. The one that has given them great results and that will once again place them in this competition as one of the promising teams looking to achieve something great. Always complicated, the Swiss will have players like Shaqiri, Embolo, Okafor and Amdouni on the bench to freshen things up.
Switzerland comes out with the following team: Sommer – Schär, Akanji, Rodríguez – Widmer, Xhaka, Freuler, Ndoye – Aebischer, Vargas – Duah
Gala team to start the championship by the Hungarian team. With the hallmark of their system and players who already know what it is like to be in this competition. Also with other young people who can give an extra. It is one of the covered ones and can become one of the surprises.
Hungary leaves with the following team: Gulacsi – Lang, Orbán, Szalai – Fiola, Nagy, Schäfer, Kerkez – Sallai, Szoboszlai – Varga
There are already confirmed lineups!
Hungary on the other hand comes to this Euro Cup after an exultant performance in the qualifying phase. Achieving first place in a group that included Serbia, the team led by the Italian Marco Rossi did not lose any of its eight games and managed to add 18 points, being one of the two teams qualified to be in the Euro Cup.
In qualifying for this Euro Cup, Switzerland finished second in the group behind Romania. Adding 17 points in total in their 10 games played, Murat Yakin’s men were enough to end up getting a direct ticket to Germany. It should be noted that despite the second place, they only lost in one of those matches played.
Switzerland, for its part, also had two friendly preparation matches before settling in Germany. The Swiss team, which starts as one of the strongest in the group, won decisively against Estonia (4-0), but later tied against Austria (1-1). At this point, there is no longer any room for doubt. Many of its players also develop their careers in German lands.
The Hungarians come to this first match of the Euro Cup after having previously prepared with two friendlies. With mixed results, Hungary managed to win one of them against Israel (3-0), but the other against the Republic of Ireland led to a defeat (1-2). Today they will seek to obtain their first victory in the tournament to be able to begin to direct things in the best possible way.
Both teams will have two great figures above the rest of the players on the pitch. In Hungary, the player who is called to lead his country is Szoboszlai. The Liverpool footballer is the great hope to once again be one of the surprises of the tournament. For his part, in Switzerland Xhaka will be the beacon of a team that does not want to end a golden generation without making a big splash in a big tournament. All this after a great season with Bayer Leverkusen.
Yesterday the competition began and in that way this group also got the starting signal. Germany feasted in front of their home crowd in Munich and beat Scotland by a resounding 5-1. A result that already puts them in a good position after adding the first three points, and that forces the Scots not to rest on their laurels. Today Hungary or Switzerland could take a big step.
Greetings to all! Euro Cup time in Germany. The most important international competition on the Old Continent has already begun its journey, and today, on the second day, the doors will open with a confrontation between Hungary and Switzerland within Group A. Both teams will begin their journey in Cologne in search of the three points.