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

Ilkay Gundogan celebrates after scoring Germany’s second goal (Getty Images)

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.

Germany v Hungary - live updates

• Germany book their place in the last 16 with victory over Hungary
• Goals from Jamal Musiala and Ilkay Gundogan take Julian Nagelsmann’s side through to the knockout rounds
• FT! Germany 2-0 Hungary
• GOAL! GERMANY 2-0 Hungary (Ilkay Gundogan, 67 minutes)
• HALF TIME: Germany 1-0 Hungary
• GOAL! GERMANY 1-0 Hungary (Jamal Musiala, 23 minutes)
• KICK OFF!

[19 June 2024 16:22 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

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.

[19 June 2024 16:18 · Chris Wilson]

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!

[19 June 2024 16:12 · Chris Wilson]

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.

[19 June 2024 16:08 · Jack Rathborn]

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!
🇩🇪🇭🇺⚽️⏰1⃣8⃣:0⃣0⃣ #csakegyutt #magyarok #GERHUN #euro2024 pic.twitter.com/VXLPxSGYPW

— MLSZ (@MLSZhivatalos) June 19, 2024

[19 June 2024 16:05 · Chris Wilson]

FULL-TIME: Croatia 2-2 Albania

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[19 June 2024 16:01 · Jack Rathborn]

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

📸 DFB/ Thomas Böcker pic.twitter.com/rgtEogpbgF

— German Football (@DFB_Team_EN) June 19, 2024

[19 June 2024 16:00 · Chris Wilson]

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.

[19 June 2024 15:58 · Chris Wilson]

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!

[19 June 2024 15:56 · Chris Wilson]

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!

[19 June 2024 15:53 · Chris Wilson]

Euro 2024: Croatia 2-1 Albania

95 mins

We’ll definitely go over the allotted amount of added time here. Defiinitely...