The final round of the group stage of the European Championship can be called the biggest surprise and regret of this tournament. When Georgia won 2-0 against highly-anticipated Portugal, one could not help but cheer for the team that was seen as the "belly of the fish". At the same time, Hungary, another team thought to have a better chance of qualifying from the group, suffered a regrettable elimination.
When it comes to the most "miserable" team in this European Cup, it has to be Hungary. In the final round of the group stage, the team almost qualified for the group with a shocking 100th-minute stunner. However, in the end, it was unfairly eliminated because of the "alliance" of the two giants, England and Portugal.
Speaking of what happened to this Hungarian team, we have to admire their heroic performance in the group stage of this European Championship. In the group stage match with Scotland, they miraculously beat their opponents in the 100th minute and finished third in the group with three points. In this regard, many fans praised Hungary's tenacious performance: "It's amazing, this team is really not easy!"
However, just as the people were cheering for Hungary's excellent performance, something unexpected happened. In the other two matches of the same round, Portugal and Turkey suffered big upsets. Portugal qualified from the group but suffered a heavy defeat to Georgia, while Turkey came back from behind to beat the Czech Republic in the last minute. The occurrence of these two big upsets undoubtedly disrupted the pattern of the entire European Cup.
For Hungary, these two upsets have announced that their dream of qualifying from the group has been shattered. Originally, as long as the Czech Republic could not beat Turkey in the final round, Hungary would have qualified by finishing third in the group. Who knows, Georgia turned out to reverse Portugal at the last moment, which completely disrupted Hungary's plans.
As a result, Hungary were eliminated from the competition on goal difference, despite picking up three points of their own. And all this is due to the "joining" of the two strong teams, England and Portugal.
England drew 0-0 with Slovenia in the final round of the group stage. The draw not only allowed Slovenia to overtake Hungary in third place in the group, but also resulted in Hungary having a goal difference of three goals compared to Slovenia. Combined with Portugal's upset defeat, Georgia in turn became the best team in the group, which completely ruined Hungary's dream of qualifying.
It can be said that in this process, Hungary made a serious mistake of "underestimating its opponents". They have been keeping their eyes on the Czech Republic, believing that as long as the Czech Republic cannot take points from Turkey in the final round, they will definitely qualify. Who knows, Georgia created a big upset for Portugal at the last minute.
This also gave Hungary the biggest blow of this European Cup. As some netizens said: "This is really the worst team in this European Cup!" They could never have imagined that they would encounter such an unfair fate. "
What's even more embarrassing is that even if the Hungarian team beat the opponent in the 100th minute, it failed to get a gratifying result. Such a result does make people feel a little "wronged". Many fans bluntly said in the comment area: "It's a pity that Hungary was eliminated by England and Portugal like this, it's really unfair."
However, some netizens have a different opinion, believing that the performance of the Hungarian team in this European Championship is good enough: "It is not easy to qualify for 3 points, and it is already a great team to maintain this competitiveness in strong matchups." Although they failed to make the cut, their hard work and fighting spirit are worthy of our learning and admiration. "
Indeed, even after suffering an unfair elimination in the final round of the group stage, the Hungarian team's outstanding performance in the European Championship has won the recognition and appreciation of the majority of fans. As some people say, the team's "bad chicken" image has become a highlight of this European Cup.
Overall, what happened to this Hungarian team is very regrettable. They were praised for their outstanding performance at this European Championship, but in the end they were unfairly eliminated due to the combination of two big teams. This undoubtedly makes this "bad chicken" one of the biggest highlights and regrets of this tournament.
Perhaps, this is also a sign of uncertainty in the football arena. Any outcome can happen, and no one can fully control the fate of victory or defeat. We can only hope that there will be more exciting matches to bring us joy and surprises in the next knockout rounds.