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Germany 2-2 Hungary: Germany to face England in the last 16 at Euro 2020

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Germany will face England in the last 16 of Euro 2020 after twice coming from behind to knock battling Hungary out of the tournament.

An outstanding header by Adam Szalai, who plays his club football in Germany for Mainz, had given Hungary a shock lead in Munich.

Andras Schafer thought he had won it for the Hungarians with a header - 90 seconds after Kai Havertz had equalised - before substitute Leon Goretzka made it 2-2 six minutes from the end.

It means Germany finish second in Group F and will now meet Gareth Southgate's England at Wembley in a hugely anticipated last-16 match next Tuesday (17:00 BST).

Hungary suffer heartbreak

In an extraordinary match, Germany were minutes away from making an embarrassing early exit when midfielder Goretzka, on as a substitute, equalised in the 84th minute with a low finish from 16 yards to send Hungary out.

Few outside Hungary will have given Marco Rossi's side any chance of advancing after losing 3-0 to holders Portugal in their opening group game.

But they followed up a gutsy 1-1 draw against world champions France with a disciplined performance to give the home fans in the Allianz Arena a scare.

They opened the scoring after Roland Sallai's incredible long-range pass picked up his captain Szalai to beat Manuel Neuer with a diving header.

France finish top of Group F at the Euro 2020 with five points from three games followed by Germany, Portugal and Hungary

Chelsea's Havertz equalised with a header following an error by goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi but Germany fans were still celebrating when Schafer's brave header in front of Neuer, who had come rushing off his line, put Hungary back in front.

At that stage, Hungary were heading into the last 16 and Germany were set for an early exit before Bayern Munich's Goretzka came to the rescue to break Hungarian hearts - and set up a mouth-watering match against England.

That match will revive memories of when the two nations met in the semi-finals of Euro 96 - Germany winning a penalty shootout at Wembley to deny the Three Lions a place in the final.

Player of the match

SzalaiÁdám Szalai

with an average of 8.67

Germany

  1. Squad number18Player nameGoretzka
    Average rating

    6.10

  2. Squad number7Player nameHavertz
    Average rating

    5.70

  3. Squad number25Player nameMüller
    Average rating

    5.31

  4. Squad number14Player nameMusiala
    Average rating

    5.01

  5. Squad number2Player nameRüdiger
    Average rating

    4.93

  6. Squad number6Player nameKimmich
    Average rating

    4.91

  7. Squad number8Player nameKroos
    Average rating

    4.89

  8. Squad number5Player nameHummels
    Average rating

    4.76

  9. Squad number1Player nameNeuer
    Average rating

    4.71

  10. Squad number11Player nameWerner
    Average rating

    4.64

  11. Squad number4Player nameGinter
    Average rating

    4.51

  12. Squad number10Player nameGnabry
    Average rating

    4.38

  13. Squad number20Player nameGosens
    Average rating

    4.34

  14. Squad number21Player nameGündogan
    Average rating

    4.31

  15. Squad number9Player nameVolland
    Average rating

    4.21

  16. Squad number19Player nameSané
    Average rating

    3.59

Hungary

  1. Squad number9Player nameSzalai
    Average rating

    8.67

  2. Squad number4Player nameSzalai
    Average rating

    8.47

  3. Squad number20Player nameSallai
    Average rating

    8.46

  4. Squad number8Player nameNagy
    Average rating

    8.46

  5. Squad number13Player nameSchäfer
    Average rating

    8.44

  6. Squad number15Player nameKleinheisler
    Average rating

    8.26

  7. Squad number5Player nameFiola
    Average rating

    8.26

  8. Squad number6Player nameOrban
    Average rating

    8.04

  9. Squad number21Player nameBotka
    Average rating

    8.00

  10. Squad number7Player nameNego
    Average rating

    7.98

  11. Squad number24Player nameSchön
    Average rating

    7.76

  12. Squad number14Player nameLovrencsics
    Average rating

    7.74

  13. Squad number19Player nameVarga
    Average rating

    7.69

  14. Squad number23Player nameNikolic
    Average rating

    7.65

  15. Squad number1Player nameGulácsi
    Average rating

    7.63

Line-ups

Germany

Formation 3-4-2-1

  • 1Neuer
  • 4GinterSubstituted forVollandat 82'minutes
  • 5Hummels
  • 2Rüdiger
  • 6Kimmich
  • 21GündoganBooked at 30minsSubstituted forGoretzkaat 58'minutes
  • 8Kroos
  • 20GosensSubstituted forMusialaat 82'minutes
  • 7HavertzSubstituted forWernerat 67'minutes
  • 19SanéBooked at 61mins
  • 10GnabrySubstituted forMüllerat 67'minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Halstenberg
  • 9Volland
  • 11Werner
  • 12Leno
  • 14Musiala
  • 15Süle
  • 17Neuhaus
  • 18Goretzka
  • 22Trapp
  • 23Can
  • 24Koch
  • 25Müller

Hungary

Formation 5-3-2

  • 1Gulácsi
  • 7Nego
  • 21BotkaBooked at 28mins
  • 6Orban
  • 4Szalai
  • 5FiolaBooked at 66minsSubstituted forNikolicat 88'minutes
  • 15KleinheislerSubstituted forLovrencsicsat 89'minutes
  • 8Nagy
  • 13Schäfer
  • 20SallaiSubstituted forSchönat 75'minutes
  • 9SzalaiBooked at 64minsSubstituted forVargaat 82'minutes

Substitutes

  • 2Lang
  • 3Kecskés
  • 11Holender
  • 12Dibusz
  • 14Lovrencsics
  • 17Varga
  • 18Sigér
  • 19Varga
  • 22Bogdan
  • 23Nikolic
  • 24Schön
  • 26Bolla
Referee:
Sergey Karasev
Attendance:
12,413

Match Stats

Home TeamGermanyAway TeamHungary
Possession
Home75%
Away25%
Shots
Home18
Away9
Shots on Target
Home7
Away4
Corners
Home6
Away1
Fouls
Home8
Away10

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Germany 2, Hungary 2.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Germany 2, Hungary 2.

  3. Post update

    Corner, Germany. Conceded by Ádám Nagy.

  4. Post update

    Corner, Germany. Conceded by Endre Botka.

  5. Post update

    Corner, Germany. Conceded by Ádám Nagy.

  6. Post update

    Jamal Musiala (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  7. Post update

    Foul by Endre Botka (Hungary).

  8. Substitution

    Substitution, Hungary. Gergo Lovrencsics replaces László Kleinheisler.

  9. Substitution

    Substitution, Hungary. Nemanja Nikolic replaces Attila Fiola.

  10. Goal!

    Goal! Germany 2, Hungary 2. Leon Goretzka (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.

  11. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Goretzka.

  12. Substitution

    Substitution, Germany. Kevin Volland replaces Matthias Ginter.

  13. Substitution

    Substitution, Germany. Jamal Musiala replaces Robin Gosens.

  14. Substitution

    Substitution, Hungary. Kevin Varga replaces Ádám Szalai.

  15. Post update

    Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robin Gosens.

  16. Post update

    Attempt missed. Thomas Müller (Germany) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.

  17. Substitution

    Substitution, Hungary. Szabolcs Schön replaces Roland Sallai.

  18. Post update

    Attempt saved. Ádám Szalai (Hungary) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.

  19. Post update

    Attempt saved. Robin Gosens (Germany) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.

  20. Goal!

    Goal! Germany 1, Hungary 2. András Schäfer (Hungary) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ádám Szalai with a through ball.

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  • Comment posted by Rico, at 22:02 23 Jun 2021

    England v Germany. Media go into frenzy mode bringing up 66 & all that. Yawn, Yawn, Yawn.

    • Reply posted by fallingintheTunbridgeWells, at 22:10 23 Jun 2021

      fallingintheTunbridgeWells replied:
      1066 ? I remember it well.

  • Comment posted by Raedwulf, at 22:01 23 Jun 2021

    Germany look like us, don't they? Most of the time, uninspired, and not willing to try & win a game at the end. I must say, I fancy our chances more against them than if we'd got France or Portugal. Which is not to say I fancy our chances particularly, but maybe playing Germany will bring them to life!

    • Reply posted by Andrew, at 22:10 23 Jun 2021

      Andrew replied:
      The only difference is Germany know how to win when it really counts

  • Comment posted by GCC, at 22:01 23 Jun 2021

    Not a good German team.

    Not a good England team.

    Should be a classic!!!

    • Reply posted by zuf, at 22:11 23 Jun 2021

      zuf replied:
      Inevitable we will lose, but oh well. At least it won't be Iceland this time.

  • Comment posted by keefyefc, at 21:59 23 Jun 2021

    Great entertainment from both games this evening . I know it's down to the seeding but I still can't understand how Germany , France & Portugal were drawn in the same group .Hungary given a kinder group may have qualified in 2nd or 3rd place .

    • Reply posted by Sport Report, at 22:12 23 Jun 2021

      Sport Report replied:
      Remember, however kind your children are, German children are always kinder.

  • Comment posted by should of would of could of, at 21:57 23 Jun 2021

    Really unfair for Germany to go from almost being eliminated to being handed a bye through to the quarter finals.

    • Reply posted by LimeAirCat, at 22:03 23 Jun 2021

      LimeAirCat replied:
      Should that not be should have would have could have?

  • Comment posted by christmas tree, at 22:05 23 Jun 2021

    5 minutes of that match was more entertaining than all the England matches combined

    • Reply posted by The Irish Beast, at 22:18 23 Jun 2021

      The Irish Beast replied:
      England will kick Germanys arse

  • Comment posted by rogerandout, at 22:05 23 Jun 2021

    Well England , it's long overdue to beat the Germans in a competition . If we lose this one , then it's another duff England campaign . Southgate has to pick the inform players to take on the Germans , if we lose this , then it's goodbye Southgate .

    • Reply posted by JayDenner, at 22:08 23 Jun 2021

      JayDenner replied:
      Yes! Exactly this 👏🏻👌🙌

  • Comment posted by Junction8M27, at 22:03 23 Jun 2021

    Germans lucky to be coming to Wembley Hungary were excellent

  • Comment posted by AFCDale, at 22:00 23 Jun 2021

    Gutted for Hungary, the massive outsider of the 4 in this group but pushed the others in all 3 games.

    • Reply posted by SammyValenteno, at 22:39 23 Jun 2021

      SammyValenteno replied:
      BBC commentators must stop referring to the Germany football team as "the Germans."
      Basil Fawlty comes to mind. The would never refer to Hungary as "the Hungarians" or to any other national team in this casually racist way.
      BBC - the war is over. (A long time ago).

  • Comment posted by dave2261, at 22:05 23 Jun 2021

    Game of the tournament due to the Hungarians putting in a great shift. The moment of the tournament was Hungary scoring their second goal. Unbelievable match! If England can replicate the intensity and belief that Hungary showed we can beat the Germans. Come On England!!!!

    • Reply posted by Coolio28251, at 22:08 23 Jun 2021

      Coolio28251 replied:
      Lol England score one goal & be passing the ball back wards for remainder of the match

  • Comment posted by JayDenner, at 22:05 23 Jun 2021

    I'd prefer Germany to France or Portugal.

    I still have hope for England!

    • Reply posted by Sport Report, at 22:13 23 Jun 2021

      Sport Report replied:
      Thanks Gareth. Spirited words.

  • Comment posted by BBC123, at 22:03 23 Jun 2021

    Hungary have played brilliantly in the worst group I can remember seeing. They can go home proud!

    Sadly for us, Germany's pattern of crap, good, crap bodes poorly for our match. 😂

    • Reply posted by ComradPravda, at 22:18 23 Jun 2021

      ComradPravda replied:
      More worrying is Southgate's pattern of not playing our best creative players when it matters!

  • Comment posted by Navers, at 22:05 23 Jun 2021

    Where is Emile Heskey and Michael Owen when you need them?

    • Reply posted by Frank59, at 22:33 23 Jun 2021

      Frank59 replied:
      What a pointless win that turned out to be, Germany still reached the final the next year whilst we, as usual, underachieved

  • Comment posted by over, at 22:06 23 Jun 2021

    Group F was by far the strongest group

    And now we have 2 very unbalanced halves of the knockout draw - Belgium, Italy and France in the same half. The best 3 teams

    • Reply posted by on vacation, at 22:15 23 Jun 2021

      on vacation replied:
      not to mention Portugal and Spain

  • Comment posted by Arch Stanton, at 22:01 23 Jun 2021

    And Jermaine Jenas already making excuses as to why Germany are better prepared.

    • Reply posted by 9ja_scorpion, at 22:06 23 Jun 2021

      9ja_scorpion replied:
      He was frankly nauseating tonight tbh...

      and I used to like him.

  • Comment posted by Don, at 22:19 23 Jun 2021

    I hope that GS watched the Germany v Hungary match and asked himself ‘where can we attack this German side’? and NOT ‘how can we defend against this German side’? I suspect it’s probably the latter!

    • Reply posted by EnglandGrim, at 22:50 23 Jun 2021

      EnglandGrim replied:
      The obvious answer is that he will have asked himself both questions. Both I appreciate the comments section is not usually the place for nuance.

  • Comment posted by David Watts, at 22:05 23 Jun 2021