EURO 2024: Germany qualify for knockout round; Scotland draws with Switzerland

Germany easily beat Hungary, won ticket to knockout round

The German team gradually revealed its mettle as a leading candidate for the EURO 2024 championship. At the Stuttgart Arena, the German tank easily crushed the Hungarian team 2-0 with two goals divided equally in the two halves.

In this match, Musiala became the third youngest player in history to score in two consecutive matches at EURO, at the age of 21 years and 119 days. Only Rooney and Ferenc Bene achieved this feat when they were younger than the German midfielder.

If Musiala is the future of the German team, Gundogan and Neuer are great pillars for the EURO 2024 host team. At least 3 times in this match, Neuer showed the reflexes and skills of the best goalkeeper in the world. Notably, he flew to save Szoboszlai's free kick in the 26th minute, then blocked close-range shots from the Hungarian player.

Gundogan, who set up Musiala for the opener, scored himself in the second half.

The two goals followed a similar pattern as the Germans were patient and astute enough to spot gaps in the Hungarian defence, then with sharp passes, finished off their opponents when they were running out of concentration.

In the 65th minute, Kross opened the ball to the left wing, Mittelstadt crossed for Gundogan to easily tap in to score the second goal for the home team. This was a situation where the Hungarian defense completely lost control of the 16m50 area, allowing Gundogan to comfortably shoot diagonally past Gulacsi.

Scotland draw with Switzerland, maintain chance to go further

In the match on the morning of June 20 between Switzerland and Scotland, player Xherdan Shaqiri scored a beautiful goal in the first half, thereby helping Switzerland draw Scotland 1-1 in the second match of Group A Euro 2024. Thanks to Shaqiri's goal, Switzerland has 4 points after two matches and opens up the opportunity to win a ticket to the knockout round.

Neither team scored in the final hour of play, but that didn't make the match any less exciting. According to statistics, Scotland and Switzerland shot 13 times in the second half, more than the first half (9 times).

With the above results, both teams are expected to have the hope of following Germany into the round of 16. Switzerland's task in the final round is to avoid a heavy loss to Germany to ensure their ticket to the next round, while Scotland needs a big win against Hungary - the weakest team in Group A.