Germany vs. Hungary: UEFA Euro 2024 preview, team news, LIVE blog and match report
Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala will look to inspire Germany to make it two wins out of two in Group A against a Hungary side with a point to prove on Wednesday (kick-off: 6pm CEST).
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Musiala was named Player of the Match by UEFA, and Wirtz was by no means less impressive, as Germany kicked off the tournament in style with a 5-1 thrashing of Scotland in Munich. The Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen starlets both got goals – the latter now the youngest German to score at a European Championship – in a performance that coach Julian Nagelsmann praised for its “power” and “focus”. The 36-year-old will demand much of the same as the hosts rock up in Stuttgart. He will have little reason to need to change his team, having fielded the XI that was widely expected, but Robert Andrich was replaced by Pascal Groß at half-time after picking up a booking. They will compete to partner Toni Kroos in central midfield. Niclas Füllkrug once again made his own case up front with his third tournament goal, although all have come from the bench, so Kai Havertz will likely continue to lead the attack from the start after he netted the third from the penalty spot last Friday.
Much like one win doesn’t define a tournament, neither does one loss – a fact the Hungarians have no doubt been telling themselves after they were comprehensively beaten 3-1 by Switzerland in their first match in Cologne. A team featuring five Bundesliga players in Péter Gulácsi, Willi Orbán, Attila Szalai, András Schäfer and Roland Sallai did improve in the second half, though. Nagelsmann described the Magyars as “a very awkward opponent”, and it will be that level of aggression that opposite numbers Marco Rossi calls for against the hosts. Changes aren’t expected from Saturday’s defeat, but a similar performance – and indeed result – will leave Hungary’s chances of reaching the last 16 hanging by a thread ahead of their final game in Group A against Scotland.
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