Second group game
This is Nagelsmann’s lineup against Hungary
The DFB team before the European Championship opening match against Scotland. Germany won 5:1
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Never change a winning team: As expected, Germany’s national coach Julian Nagelsmann is sending the same eleven onto the pitch for the second European Championship match against Hungary as he did in the opening victory against Scotland. These men are supposed to fix it.
“We have assigned the roles. We have also made it clear that the performance has to be right. All eleven players were right from the start. But also all those who were substituted. In other words, they also fulfilled their roles and their jobs well. So there is no reason to change anything now.” Before the DFB team’s second European Championship match, national coach Julian Nagelmann already let it be known that he would be available for the match against Hungary this Wednesday evening (6 p.m., live on Das Erste and Magenta TV or in the star-Ticker) wants to use the same eleven as in the 5-1 opening win against Scotland – and that’s exactly what will happen.
Germany vs Hungary – the line-up for the European Championship match
Around 75 minutes before kick-off, the DFB announced the official team line-up for the match in Stuttgart, this is it:
- Goal: Manuel Neuer
- Defense: Joshua Kimmich, Jonathan Tah, Antonio Rüdiger, Maximilian Mittelstädt
- Midfield: Robert Andrich, Toni Kroos, İlkay Gündoğan (captain), Jamal Musiala, Florian Wirtz
- Attack: Kai Havertz
A win against Hungary would secure the German national team a ticket to the round of 16, and a draw would most likely be enough to advance. However, the DFB team has struggled against Hungary recently. In the last encounter, they suffered a 0-1 defeat in 2022. The last German victory was eight years ago.
The second matchday in German Group A will conclude this Wednesday at 9 p.m. with the match between Scotland and Switzerland in Cologne. Croatia and Albania played against each other in Group B in Hamburg in the afternoon. The match ended 2:2 (0:1).