Without its star, Switzerland hits hard from the start

Switzerland carried out an excellent operation for its entry into the Euro, dominating Hungary (1-3) this Saturday afternoon.

Placed in the group of Germany, clear winner of Scotland on Friday evening (5-1) at the opening of the Euro, Switzerland achieved a big blow this Saturday afternoon in Cologne, by taking the best of the Hungary (1-3). Enough to almost qualify the executioners of the French team during the previous edition for the round of 16.

A success acquired by the Swiss without their star Xherdan Shaqiri, at odds with his coach Murat Yakin. This did not prevent the Nati from achieving a perfect period with domination materialized by goals from Duah (0-1, 12e) and Aebischer (0-2, 45e). Opposite, the Hungarians showed nothing, apart from an off-target shot from Sallai (33e). The score could even have been heavier at the break for the Trikolor.

Embolo kills the suspense

Yes but there you have it, in the second half the Swiss slowed down and the Hungarians took the opportunity to reignite the suspense with the reduction of Varga’s score (1-2, 66e). Jostled, the Nati resisted and thanks to the Monegasque Embolo, who entered during the match, took definitive shelter at the end of the game (1-3, 90e).

Now with its back to the wall, Dominik Szoboszlai’s Hungary will face Germany on Wednesday (6 p.m.), while Switzerland will face Scotland (9 p.m.).

Hungary-Switzerland, the issues

After Germany’s overwhelming victory over Scotland (5-1), Friday evening at the opening of the Euro, it’s time for the second match of Group A between Hungary and Switzerland, who face each other this Saturday afternoon .

Quarter-finalists of the previous Euro and winners of the French team, the Swiss start as slight favorites for this meeting. In preparation matches, the Nati easily dominated Estonia (4-0), then conceded a draw against Austria (1-1).

For their part, Dominik Szoboszlai’s Hungarians have just lost against Ireland (2-1), but raised their heads against Israel a few days later (3-0).

Hungary-Switzerland, the official lines

Hungary: Gulacsi – Lang, Orban, Szalai – Fiola, Nagy, Schäfer, Kerkez – Sallai, Varga, Szoboszlai.

Switzerland: Sommer – Rodriguez, Akanji, Schär – Ndoye, Freuler, Xhaka, Widmer – Vargas, Duah, Aebischer.

Hungary-Switzerland, where to watch the match?

The match between Hungary and Switzerland will kick off this Saturday at 3 p.m. The match will be followed live with commentary on our site and will be broadcast exclusively on beIN Sports 1, which broadcasts the entirety of Euro 2024.

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