Germany has advanced from the European Championship Group F. Previously, labeled as the group of death; the Germans followed up their convincing 4-2 win against Portugal with a rather shaky 2-2 draw against underdogs Hungary to advance with four points.
Germany has advanced from the European Championship Group F. Previously, labeled as the group of death; the Germans followed up their convincing 4-2 win against Portugal with a rather shaky 2-2 draw against underdogs Hungary to advance with four points. The game’s buildup was largely about UEFA banning the city of Munich from lighting up the Fußball Arena München in rainbow colors to protest for LGBTQ+ rights in Hungary. On the field, it was Hungary that quickly took control of the game. In the 11th minute, Roland Sallai sent a long ball into the box where Adam Szalai beat Manuel Neuer with a beautiful header. Germany has struggled in recent games to break down defensively minded teams, and going down early was very much the worse case for Joachim Löw’s side. “I think we’re on a really good path,“ Sallai would say after the match to UEFA. „We’ve made it very difficult for three exceedingly tough opponents.“ That was indeed the case. Hungary made the most of the lead soaking up all of Germany’s pressure. The Germans, in the meantime, passed the ball back and forth, trying to find a hole in Hungary’s defensive line.
