Hungary were denied a share of the spoils in their opening Group A game at Euro 2024 as Switzerland held onto their early lead to win 3-1 in Cologne.
2024 European Championship
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- Barnabás Varga (66′)
- Kwadwo Duah (12′)
- Michel Aebischer (45′)
- Embolo (90’+3′)
Match Events
Liverpool’s Hungarian midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai struggled to make an impact as Switzerland took an early lead through 27-year-old striker Kwadwo Duah.
Defensive midfielder Michel Aebischer doubled his side’s lead on the stroke of half-time as Switzerland continued to unlock Hungary’s unorganised defense.
The Swiss showed promising signs of adding a third at the start of the second half but gave their opponents a lifeline when veteran striker Barnabas Varga scored with just over 20 minutes remaining.
Switzerland managed to navigate their way through a tricky final spell to hold onto their lead and pick up a vital three points in a group also containing Scotland and Germany.
Line-ups
Hungary XI: Gulacsi, Attila Fiola, Lang, Orban, Roland Sallai, Nagy, Attila Szalai, Barnabás Varga, András Schäfer, Dominik Szoboszlai, Milos Kerkez
Subs: Loïc Nego, Dénes Dibusz, Endre Botka, László Kleinheisler, Péter Szappanos, Martin Ádám, Zsolt Nagy, Dániel Gazdag, Callum Styles, Bendegúz Bolla, Kevin Csoboth, Krisztofer Horváth, Márton Dárdai, Mihály Kata, Botond Balogh
Switzerland XI: Sommer, Rodriguez, Xhaka, Schar, Freuler, S.Widmer, Akanji, Kwadwo Duah, Michel Aebischer, Rubén Vargas, Dan Ndoye
Subs: Shaqiri, Mvogo, Steffen, Elvedi, Embolo, Gregor Kobel, Vincent Sierro, Cédric Zesiger, Noah Okafor, Fabian Rieder, Leonidas Stergiou, Ardon Jashari, Zeki Amdouni
