0-2！ The first team to lose 2 in a row in the European Championship was born: infinitely close to being out, winning only 1 game in 48 years

Ye Qing Football World

2024-06-20 01:57Posted in Hubei Sports Creators

In the early morning of June 20, Beijing time, in the second round of Group A of the European Cup, Germany played Hungary. 0-2, Hungary lost, becoming the first team to lose 2 consecutive games in this European Cup. In the past 48 years, Hungary has only won one European Championship - Euro 2016, Hungary is quite a dark horse, but in the last two European Championships, Hungary won 0.

Hungary, led by Liverpool star Szobosloy, lost 3-1 to Switzerland in their first group game. In this game, Szobosloy, Varga, and Sholoy combined Hungary's attacking line.

Hungary's tactical literacy is quite high, and the 3 central defenders system is very disciplined. On the counter-attack, Hungary, who were deeply defending, quickly spread out the formation and tried to tear apart the German defense with the flexible diagonal passes of Szobosloy and Sholoy. Szobosloy's free-kick once tested Neuer. However, Gundogan controversially assisted Musiraya and Hungary fell behind 0-1.

Before half-time, Hungary also scored one goal:

Szobosloy's free-kick into the box was saved by Neuer and Sholoy headed home from the spot. However, the linesman raised the flag for offside and the goal was invalidated.

In the first half, Hungary had 7 shots on goal with 3 shots on target against the backdrop of 28% possession, and the expected goal value was 0.75, which was even higher than that of Germany (0.66). For Hungary, it was already quite impressive to be able to play a five-to-five match with Germany – and if it had been on a debut, Hungary might not have lost 3-1 to Switzerland.

After all, Hungary's strength is not as good as Germany, in the 67th minute, Gundogan scored again, Hungary fell behind 0-2, and the general trend has gone. Germany is firmly in control, and the capabilities of Gundogan, Kroos and Musiala are far above Hungary. Although Hungary had Szobosloy, it was still unable to fight back, and in the end, Hungary lost 0-2 and finished at the bottom with 0 points in 2 games.

Since 1976, Hungary has played only three European Championships in 48 years, winning one game in total. For Hungary, with a population of 9.6 million, it is thanks to the expansion of the tournament that Hungary can play the European Championship. Although we say that "there are no weak brigades in Europe", although Hungary is tenacious when it comes to strong teams such as Switzerland and Germany, there is a gap in strength after all.

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