Switzerland won 3-1 against Hungary in their opening match of Group A at EURO 2024.
Switzerland beat Hungary in opening match
Striker Duah put Switzerland ahead in the 12th minute from Aebischer’s long pass. The goal was initially ruled offside but after consulting VAR, the goal was recognized. This was Duah’s first goal for Switzerland, in only his second appearance. Aebischer then also opened his international goals account with a stunning curling shot just before half-time, giving Switzerland complete control of the match.
Hungary, who qualified impressively under Italian coach Marco Rossi, became a distinct opponent in the second half. They got an important equalizer in the 66th minute thanks to Barnabas Varga, who successfully headed in Dominik Szoboszlai’s cross.
Switzerland held off a late onslaught from Hungary. Embolo, coming on as a substitute after an injury-plagued season, capitalised on a mistake by Hungary’s defence in stoppage time to seal the win for Switzerland. The win moves the Swiss level on points with Germany, who beat Scotland 5-1 on Friday.
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FULL TIME!!! Switzerland beat Hungary 3-1
90+3′: GOAL!!! Embolo scores to raise the score to 3-1 for Switzerland. 3 points will probably be in the hands of the red team.
72′: Hungary and Switzerland continuously give and take, the match is getting exciting
66′: IN!!! Varga kept hope for Hungary with a goal that shortened the score to 1-2
63′: No goal! Varga was in an open position but headed the ball out.
58′: No entry! Ndoye shot from distance and sent the ball straight into the sky.
46′: Round 2 begins!!!
End of first half!!! The temporary score is 2-0 in favor of Switzerland.
45′: GOAL!!! Aebischer shoots from outside the box into the dangerous corner, 2-0 for Switzerland
40′: Missed! The Hungarian player’s free kick landed accurately but inside, center back Orban missed his header.
37′: Switzerland had a dangerous attack but they handled it too messily in the penalty area
21′: Switzerland’s spirit is rising after the opening goal, they are the ones controlling the game
12′: IN!!! From his teammate’s pass, Kwadwo Duah escaped the offside trap and scored the opening goal for Switzerland.
10′: No goal! Hungary had a sharp counter-attack, the last one to finish was Sallai but the ball went up in the air.
5′: The first yellow card is given to Widmer (Switzerland) after a dangerous tackle from behind situation.
1′: The match starts!!!
Youngest captain in history
At 23 years, 7 months and 21 days, Dominik Szoboszlai officially became the youngest captain at the European Championship.
Hungary’s starting lineup
Switzerland’s starting lineup
Some pictures before the ball rolls
Football prediction Hungary vs Switzerland
Hungary are dark horses at Euro 2024, opening their Group A campaign against Switzerland. Marco Rossi’s side were unbeaten in qualifying and look a much improved side from their disappointing group stage exit at Euro 2020. A 4-0 win over England in 2022 showed they can be a dangerous side.
Meanwhile, Switzerland endured a difficult qualifying campaign and finished second behind Romania, putting coach Murat Yakin under intense scrutiny but he retained his position.
Having passed the knockout round in the last 5 international tournaments, Switzerland is at least an experienced team in this arena.
Football prediction Hungary vs Switzerland
Expected lineup Hungary vs Switzerland
– Hungary: Dibusz, Lang, Balogh, Szalai, Botka, Styles, Schafer, Kerkez, Kleinheisler, Szoboszlai, Varga.
– Thụy Sĩ: Mvogo; Stergiou, Zesiger, Elvedi; Mbabu, Xhaka, Freuler, Ndoye; Vargas, Amdouni, Zuber.
Form and head to head Hungary vs Switzerland
Switzerland dominates Hungary in the head-to-head ratio with 4 wins and 1 draw in 5 meetings, but this is just a reference number because the last time they met was in 2017. In terms of form, both teams had a relatively impressive start before the Euro when they only lost 1/5 matches played.