Hungary v Switzerland, 15 June 2024

Score3-1 to Switzerland
RefereeSlavko Vinčić
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Finals Group A
VenueRheinEnergie Stadion, Cologne
Attendance41,676
Kick-off: 3.00pm local . This was match no. 2 at Euro 2024. . Head to Head Played: 47 Hungary won: 30 Drawn: 5 Switzerland won: 12 . This was the second meeting at a major tournament; previously in a FIFA World Cup quarter-final in 1938 (Hungary won 2-0).

1  Hungary

Manager: Marco Rossi

3  Switzerland

Manager: Murat Yakin

Goals:

Barnabás Varga 66 G

Goals:

Kwadwo Duah 12 G
Michel Aebischer 45 G
Breel Embolo 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Péter Gulácsi
Defender Adam Lang
Defender Willi Orban
Defender/Midfielder Attila Fiola
Defender/Midfielder Miloš Kerkez
Defender/Midfielder Attila Szalai
Midfielder Adám Nagy
Midfielder András Schäfer
Midfielder/Forward Roland Sallai
Midfielder/Forward Dominik Szoboszlai (captain)
Midfielder/Forward Barnabás Varga

Starting lineup:

Yann Sommer Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji Defender
Fabian Schär Defender
Silvan Widmer Defender
Ricardo Rodríguez Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Michel Aebischer Midfielder
Remo Freuler Midfielder
Ruben Vargas Midfielder/Forward
Kwadwo Duah Forward
Dan Ndoye Forward

Substitutions:

Bendegúz Bolla for Adam Lang 46
László Kleinheisler for Adám Nagy 67
Martin Adám for Miloš Kerkez 79
Márton Dárdai for Attila Szalai 79

Substitutions:

Zeki Amdouni for Kwadwo Duah 68
Leonidas Stergiou for Silvan Widmer 68
Breel Embolo for Ruben Vargas 74
Fabian Rieder for Dan Ndoye 86
Vincent Sierro for Remo Freuler 86

Cards:

Attila Szalai 69 Y
Attila Fiola 88 Y

Cards:

Silvan Widmer 5 Y
Remo Freuler 59 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dénes Dibusz
Goalkeeper Péter Szappanos
Defender Botond Balogh
Defender Endre Botka
Defender Márton Dárdai
Defender Loïc Négo
Defender/Midfielder Bendegúz Bolla
Defender/Midfielder Zsolt Nagy
Midfielder Dániel Gazdag
Midfielder Krisztofer Horváth
Midfielder Mihály Kata
Midfielder Callum Styles
Midfielder/Forward Martin Adám
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Csoboth

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel
Goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo
Defender Nico Elvedi
Defender Cédric Zesiger
Midfielder Ardon Jashari
Midfielder Fabian Rieder
Midfielder Vincent Sierro
Midfielder Renato Steffen
Midfielder/Forward Noah Okafor
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Zeki Amdouni
Forward Breel Embolo

Comments:

Hungary had now lost two of their last 17 games (won ten). . Aged 23 years and 234 days, Dominik Szoboszlai had now become the youngest-ever player to captain a team in a game at UEFA European Championship tournament. . Adam Nagy, Attila Fiola and Laszlo Kleinheisler had now become the first players to appear for Hungary at three UEFA European Championship tournaments.

Comments:

This victory equalled Switzerland’s biggest-ever win at a UEFA European Championship tournament; also 3-1 versus Turkey in Euro 2020 at Baku, Azerbaijan. . The Swiss had now won seven of their last 15 games (lost one). . Along with France, they were one of two teams to reach the knockout phase in each of the last five major tournaments (FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship) . Kwadwo Duah’s opening goal was initially disallowed for offside, but the decision was subsequently overturned following a VAR review. . Switzerland named 13 of a possible 15 substitutes.

1  Hungary

Manager: Marco Rossi

Goals:

Barnabás Varga 66 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Péter Gulácsi
Defender Adam Lang
Defender Willi Orban
Defender/Midfielder Attila Fiola
Defender/Midfielder Miloš Kerkez
Defender/Midfielder Attila Szalai
Midfielder Adám Nagy
Midfielder András Schäfer
Midfielder/Forward Roland Sallai
Midfielder/Forward Dominik Szoboszlai (captain)
Midfielder/Forward Barnabás Varga

Substitutions:

Bendegúz Bolla for Adam Lang 46
László Kleinheisler for Adám Nagy 67
Martin Adám for Miloš Kerkez 79
Márton Dárdai for Attila Szalai 79

Cards:

Attila Szalai 69 Y
Attila Fiola 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dénes Dibusz
Goalkeeper Péter Szappanos
Defender Botond Balogh
Defender Endre Botka
Defender Márton Dárdai
Defender Loïc Négo
Defender/Midfielder Bendegúz Bolla
Defender/Midfielder Zsolt Nagy
Midfielder Dániel Gazdag
Midfielder Krisztofer Horváth
Midfielder Mihály Kata
Midfielder Callum Styles
Midfielder/Forward Martin Adám
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Csoboth

Comments:

Hungary had now lost two of their last 17 games (won ten). . Aged 23 years and 234 days, Dominik Szoboszlai had now become the youngest-ever player to captain a team in a game at UEFA European Championship tournament. . Adam Nagy, Attila Fiola and Laszlo Kleinheisler had now become the first players to appear for Hungary at three UEFA European Championship tournaments.

3  Switzerland

Manager: Murat Yakin

Goals:

Kwadwo Duah 12 G
Michel Aebischer 45 G
Breel Embolo 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Yann Sommer Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji Defender
Fabian Schär Defender
Silvan Widmer Defender
Ricardo Rodríguez Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Michel Aebischer Midfielder
Remo Freuler Midfielder
Ruben Vargas Midfielder/Forward
Kwadwo Duah Forward
Dan Ndoye Forward

Substitutions:

Zeki Amdouni for Kwadwo Duah 68
Leonidas Stergiou for Silvan Widmer 68
Breel Embolo for Ruben Vargas 74
Fabian Rieder for Dan Ndoye 86
Vincent Sierro for Remo Freuler 86

Cards:

Silvan Widmer 5 Y
Remo Freuler 59 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel
Goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo
Defender Nico Elvedi
Defender Cédric Zesiger
Midfielder Ardon Jashari
Midfielder Fabian Rieder
Midfielder Vincent Sierro
Midfielder Renato Steffen
Midfielder/Forward Noah Okafor
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Zeki Amdouni
Forward Breel Embolo

Comments:

This victory equalled Switzerland’s biggest-ever win at a UEFA European Championship tournament; also 3-1 versus Turkey in Euro 2020 at Baku, Azerbaijan. . The Swiss had now won seven of their last 15 games (lost one). . Along with France, they were one of two teams to reach the knockout phase in each of the last five major tournaments (FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship) . Kwadwo Duah’s opening goal was initially disallowed for offside, but the decision was subsequently overturned following a VAR review. . Switzerland named 13 of a possible 15 substitutes.