The first team to advance to the knockout stage! Germany beat Hungary 2-0.【fangjie】
Euro 2024 hosts Germany made it two wins in a row, beating Hungary 2-0 in the second round of their group stage match at the Stuttgart Arena. It also made Germany the first team to reach the knockout stage. Although Hungary lost both games, there are 16 qualifying places for the 24 participating teams, and the four third-place winners with the best results can also advance to the 1/8 knockout round. So, Hungary is not yet out of the tournament.
A 5-1 victory over Scotland in the opening game boosted Germany's title bid. In the agency's latest European Championship index on June 19, Germany still ranked third, behind England and France, but the index had dropped from 6.5 before the tournament to 6.0. The current championship index of England and France is 5.0, which is not much ahead of Germany, and compared with the index of the two teams before the start of the game, respectively, is rising and unchanged, which also shows that Germany has gradually won the favor of relevant institutions with the first round of wins.
In the last European Championship, Germany was in the same group as Hungary. As a result, Germany twice came from behind to tie twice in Munich (the last time it was co-hosted by several countries), and finally drew 2-2 with Hungary to win the right to qualify for the group. The most noteworthy achievement between the two teams is the 1954 World Cup, when the "uncrowned king" of world football Hungary defeated West Germany 8-3 in the group stage. The two teams met again in the final, and the result of the West German team was not favored, and the opening 8 minutes of the 2-0 situation, the final 3-2 reverse win, the first time in history to win the World Cup, known as the "Bern miracle".
After the game began in the early hours of this morning, the Hungarian team was the first to attack. Only 11 seconds into the opening, Roland Szaloy in the penalty area after the tackle Kimish formed a single knife, but Neuer attack in time, blocked Roland Szaloy touch, otherwise the European Cup will be born the fastest goal record.