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.
Euro 2024: Croatia 2-1 Albania
93 mins
CLOSE! Great play from Albania as Hoxha holds it up on the left of the area and then squares it to Seferi, who’s on the edge of the six-yard box. His touch is poor and his shot is blocked, before Daku is penalised for a high foot at he tried to turn in the rebound.
Euro 2024: Croatia 2-1 Albania
91 mins
There’ll be six added minutes in Hamburg.
Euro 2024: Croatia 2-1 Albania
90 mins
End-to-end stuff here as Albania attack and try their luck from the edge of the area. Livakovic spills it and Daku tries to turn in the rebound, but he hits it over! He was offside anyway in the end.
Euro 2024: Croatia 2-1 Albania
89 mins
Almost exceptional from Martin Baturina, as he carries the ball almost from his own half into the Albania box. He rides the challenge and then beats the man in the box, eventually getting a shot away, but Strakosha collects.
Euro 2024: Croatia 2-1 Albania
88 mins
Almost the goal everyone seemingly wants to see, as Modric collects the ball outside the box and tries his luck from distance, but he drags it wide of the far post.
Euro 2024: Croatia 2-1 Albania
86 mins
Juranovic concedes the throw deep into the Croatia half, and though they win the ball back they give it away quickly.
Albania try and swing a cross into the box, but Gjasula was offside.
Euro 2024: Croatia 2-1 Albania
84 mins
Perisic – who has certainly wrestled back his starting place, you’d think – comes off for Sosa, while Kramaric is replaced by Baturina.
For Albania, Ramadani and Manaj come off for Hoxha and Daku.
Euro 2024: Croatia 2-1 Albania
80 mins
Albania and their fans look shellshocked, but Croatia continued piling on the pressure after their equaliser, and Albania couldn’t deal with it.
The tables have turned now and Croatia are happy to keep the ball. They do launch an attack though, and Sucic whips it towards the back post before Albania manage to hook it away.
GOAL! Croatia 2-1 Albania
76 mins
GOAL! And Croatia have turned it around!
Šutalo does well to dispossess Minaj and Croatia attack again. It finds its way to Gvardiol, who lays it to Kramaric. He spots the run of Budimir and slips it through towards the byeline, and Budimir cuts it back straight to Pašalić, whose shot is deflected in!
GOAL! Croatia 1-1 Albania
74 mins
GOAL! Croatia are level!
Croatia go down the other end and they work the ball to Budimir on the edge of the box. He’s spotted the overlapping run from Kramaric, and the midfielder cuts back inside before giving Strakosha the eyes and rifling a shot in at the near post, though the legs of Hysaj.
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