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.
To Stuttgart!
Onwards we go in this wild, weird and wonderful European Championship, another low-key afternoon on paper having descended into utter chaos in Hamburg. What delights does the day’s middle game have in store for us? Hosts Germany are back in action, still riding high from that opening night drubbing of Scotland and now encountering a Hungarian outfit looking to bounce back from defeat to Switzerland.
Kick-off is not far away.
Today’s fixtures
A reminder of the other two games that take place later today.
Hosts Germany face Hungary in Stuttgart at 5pm BST, while Scotland look to bounce back from a bruising defeat in their opening match when they face Switzerland at 8pm BST.
You can follow the Germany game below!
Germany v Hungary LIVE: Euro 2024 official line-ups and team news
The Euro 2024 hosts look to build on their impressive 5-1 victory in the opening game of the tournament
Next matches
That result gives both sides their first point of the tournament, so there’ll be plenty to play for on the final matchday in Group B. Italy and Spain face off tomorrow in the other game in the group.
Croatia’s final game comes against the Azzurri, and it kicks off at 8pm BST on Monday, 24 June in Leipzig.
Albania have the tougher final fixture, as they face an impressive Spain side at the same time in Dusseldorf.
Euro 2024: Hungary starting line-up to face hosts Germany
Hungary XI: Gulácsi; Fiola, Orbán, Dárdai; Bolla, Ádám Nagy, Schäfer, Kerkez; Sallai, Szoboszlai, Varga
Marco Rossi az alábbi kezdőcsapatnak szavazott bizalmat a magyar válogatott második, @DFB_Team elleni @EURO2024 csoportmérkőzésén!
— MLSZ (@MLSZhivatalos) June 19, 2024
🇩🇪🇭🇺⚽️⏰1⃣8⃣:0⃣0⃣ #csakegyutt #magyarok #GERHUN #euro2024 pic.twitter.com/VXLPxSGYPW
FULL-TIME: Croatia 2-2 Albania
Euro 2024: Germany unchanged to face Hungary
Germany XI: Neuer, Kimmich, Rudiger, Tah, Mittelstadt, Andrich, Kroos, Musiala, Gundogan, Wirtz, Havertz
Representing Germany tonight 🖤❤️💛#DFB #GermanFootball #GermanMNT #EURO2024 #GERHUN
— German Football (@DFB_Team_EN) June 19, 2024
📸 DFB/ Thomas Böcker pic.twitter.com/rgtEogpbgF
FUL-TIME! Croatia 2-2 Albania
99 mins
There’s no time for any more action, as the referee brings a pulsating game to an end! The spoils are shared in the battle between the Balkan neighbours.
Euro 2024: Croatia 2-2 Albania
97 mins
We’re past the allotted six minutes, and it’s chaos in Hamburg. A brilliant, if cynical, challenge near halfway stops the Croatia counter, and eventually Albania counter. It’s three-v-three for the underdogs and they look to play it wide to the right, but it’s cut out before they can get the shot away!
GOAL! Croatia 2-2 Albania
95 mins
GOAL! Albania have the equaliser!!!
Brilliant from Hoxha again as he skips past his man on the left and carries it wide. He stands up the two defenders and slips a pass between them to the overlapping Asllani, who then cuts it back to Gjasula, who side-foots it low into the net!
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