Germany v Hungary LIVE: Result and final score as Euro 2024 hosts qualify for knockout stages
The Euro 2024 hosts built on their impressive victory over Scotland with another win to progress to the last 16
Goals from Jamal Musiala and Ilkay Gundogan gave Germany a comfortable 2-0 win over Hungary in Group A on Wednesday that made the host nation the first side to qualify for the knockout stage at Euro 2024.
With two wins out of two, the Germans are guaranteed to be at least among the four best third-placed teams, and they will finish in the top two of the group if Scotland fail to beat Switzerland later on Wednesday. That scenario would also prevent Hungary from finishing in the top two.
Musiala gave the Germans the lead in the 22nd minute after some horrendous Hungarian defending led to the ball being poked into his path by Gundogan, and the 21-year-old needed no second invitation, hammering the ball in via a defender.
Roland Sallai had a goal ruled out in first-half stoppage time for Hungary and they wasted a number of other decent chances before Gundogan scored in the 67th minute with a simple finish after a superb build-up to wrap up the three points.
HALF-TIME! Croatia 0-1 Albania
Albania will obviously be far happier with how that half turned out, and they were good value for their lead at the break.
In truth they haven’t exactly be asked to do a lot in defence, but they have continuously threatened in attack and have created all of the best chances so far.
Croatia are lacking that last bit of quality and cohesion in the final third. A disjointed performance in that first half. .
HALF-TIME! Croatia 0-1 Albania
HALF-TIME! Croatia 0-1 Albania
46 mins
CLOSE! Albania could be three-nil up here!
Albania counter once more and the cross comes in from the right, with Manaj diving to get a head to it. He should do better though, and Livakovic gets down to his right to parry it away.
The half comes to an end after some great link-up play in the box from Croatia ends with Perisic clipping a cross into the six-yard box, and it’s headed down but saved by Strakosha!
There was a foul in the build-up somewhere anyway, and soon after the whistle goes for half-time! An entertaining match so far for the neutral.
Euro 2024: Croatia 0-1 Albania
45 mins
Croatia are applying all the pressure as the half comes to an end, but it’s lacking any imagination. Strakosha collects an easy header after Perisic attempted to head the diagonal ball in back across goal.
A minute later, Kramaric tries to fizz in a cross from the left, but again it’s straight to Strakosha.
There’ll be one minute of added time.
Euro 2024: Croatia 0-1 Albania
42 mins
Perisic delivers the cross and the header away only falls to Modric on the edge of the box. Croatia work it across to the right and it’s Juranovic to swing in the cross this time, but it’s headed behind for a goal kick.
Euro 2024: Croatia 0-1 Albania
40 mins
Brozovic with another effort that goes off-target, and moments later Gvardiol is dispossessed on the edge of the Albania box.
Albania are doing a great job of frustrating Croatia, keeping possession well in their half and winning clever free-kicks.
Euro 2024: Croatia 0-1 Albania
38 mins
Strakosha does well to push away the cross from Modric, and then Mitaj does brilliantly to beat the first challenge, carry it out and then win the free-kick.
They counter with the long ball over the top again, but Manaj can’t bring it down as it comes over his shoulder.
Euro 2024: Croatia 0-1 Albania
36 mins
Sutalo is the latest defender to do well to cut out the Albania through ball. So much space in the Croatian midfield, it’s like watching Manchester United.
Euro 2024: Croatia 0-1 Albania
31 mins
CLOSE! So close to a second for Albania.
They counter after Modric gives it away in midfield. Asllani is making the run towards goal and it’s threaded through to him, but the midfielder hits it too close to Livakovic after trying to give him the eyes and slot it in at the near post.
Euro 2024: Croatia 0-1 Albania
30 mins
Almost a great chance for Albania! It’s almost a carbon copy of the goal, as Asani whips it in and Laci has got in between the centre-backs, but it’s headed away.
It falls to Hysaj on the edge of the box, but he can’t keep his half-volley on target.
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