UEFA Euro 2024 returns to action this week with another set of matches as Hungary take on Julian Nagelsmann’s Germany side in an important clash at the MHP Arena on Wednesday. Both teams can pack in their day and will want to win this match.
Hungary are third in Group C of the UEFA Euro 2024 rankings and are yet to hit their stride in the competition. The Hungarian team suffered a devastating 3-1 defeat at the hands of Switzerland last week and will have to work hard to bounce back in this match.
Germany, on the other hand, are at the top of their group at the tournament and have had an excellent start to their campaign. Die Mannschaft beat Scotland by a comprehensive score of 5-1 in their previous match and will look to achieve a similar scoreline this week.
Team news
A near-perfect night for Germany against Scotland was not scored by any of Nagelsmann’s players, and fans and neutrals alike were delighted that Gundogan emerged unscathed from Porteous’s nasty challenge, catching the Barcelona man on the ankle with the full force of his studs. .
Gundogan is expected to be part of an unchanged XI for the tournament hosts, working in tandem with man of the match Musiala and Bayer Leverkusen hotshot Wirtz, now the youngest German to score at a European Championship.
With Robert Andrich and Jonathan Tah both booked against Scotland, they risk sitting out the final group game against Switzerland if they pick up a yellow card on Wednesday, although it may be better for them to miss that game if Germany already have. qualified.
Meanwhile, Hungary head coach Rossi was unable to call up either Loic Nega or Callum Styles for the defeat to Switzerland due to unspecified fitness concerns, and while both men step up their recoveries, neither is expected to be in contention for a starting role.
Even with Nego missing, Rossi could opt for a change on the right in the shape of Bendeguz Bolla – one of two players walking the tightrope alongside Attila Szalai – or Endre Botka after giving 34-year-old Attila Fiola the nod in the opener.
Now the youngest men’s captain in Euro history, Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai cut a frustrated figure before assisting Varga’s header on Saturday and the 23-year-old is now in his 44th game.
Germany possible starting lineup:
Neuer; Kimmich, Tah, Rudiger, Mittelstadt; Andrich, Kroos; Musiala, Gundogan, Wirtz; Havertz
Hungary possible starting lineup:
Gulacsi; Orban, Lang, Szalai; Bolla, Nagy, Schafer, Kerkez; Sallai, Szoboszlai; Varga
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