With Euro 2024 fast approaching, the time has come to get excited about the drama that awaits us as Germany hosts the latest edition of the European Championship.
24 teams will look to be taking home the Henri Delaunay trophy, with December’s group stage draw ensuring there will be plenty of mouthwatering ties to look forward to when the tournament kicks off on Friday 14th June.
Group A sees hosts Germany as clear favourites to progress, though opponents Scotland, Hungary and Switzerland will be no pushovers considering their respective paths to the finals…
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ByJamie RookeOct 8, 2023 Hungary
Marco Rossi
Dominik Szoboszlai
26th
14th
Dominik Szoboszlai, Barnabas Varga (4)
Group G winners, 18 points
Third place (1964)
They may not be the international giants they once were, but Hungary are arguably having their best period for many a year. Qualifying for a third straight European Championship having not appeared at any major tournament from 1986 to 2016, this is something of a renaissance for the Magyars.
And they are not here by chance, either. Their place in Group A comes as second seeds, ahead of more established European outfits such as Croatia and the Netherlands.
Tue 4th June
Republic of Ireland 2-1 Hungary
Sat 8th June
Hungary 3-0 Israel
Euro 2020 saw them hold France and Germany to draws, while the period since then included wins over England and Germany in the Nations League. In fact, Hungary were on a 14-match unbeaten run, with Italy and Serbia the only nations to beat them in the last two years before their recent friendly defeat to the Republic of Ireland.
Dominik Szoboszlai is the undisputed poster boy, though there is clearly more than meets the eye for this team, as there is plenty of top-level experience, including from the likes of Peter Gulacsi, Attila Szalai and Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez.
Position
Player
Club
Goalkeeper
Denes Dibusz
Ferencvaros
Goalkeeper
Peter Gulacsi
RB Leipzig
Goalkeeper
Peter Szappanos
Paksi FC
Defender
Botond Balogh
Parma
Defender
Endre Botka
Ferencvaros
Defender
Marton Dardai
Hertha Berlin
Defender
Attila Fiola
Fehervar
Defender
Milos Kerkez
Bournemouth
Defender
Adam Lang
Omonoia Nicosia
Defender
Zsolt Nagy
Puskas Akademia
Defender
Loic Nego
Hoffenheim
Defender
Willi Orban
RB Leipzig
Defender
Attila Szalai
Hoffenheim
Midfielder
Bendeguz Bolla
Servette
Midfielder
Daniel Gazdag
Philadelphia Union
Midfielder
Mihaly Kata
MTK Budapest
Midfielder
Laszlo Kleinheisler
Hajduk Split
Midfielder
Adam Nagy
Spezia
Midfielder
Andras Schafer
Union Berlin
Midfielder
Callum Styles
Barnsley
Midfielder
Dominik Szoboszlai
Liverpool
Forward
Martin Adam
Ulsan HD
Forward
Kevin Csoboth
Ujpest FC
Forward
Krisztofer Horvath
Kecskemeti
Forward
Roland Sallai
Freiburg
Forward
Barnabas Varga
Ferencvaros
Switzerland
Murat Yakin
Granit Xhaka
19th
10th
Zeki Amdouni (6)
Group I runners-up, 17 points
Quarter-finals (2020)
This may be the last chance for several of Switzerland’s experienced stars to go for European glory. Granit Xhaka, Xherdan Shaqiri, Yann Sommer and Fabian Schar are all over 30 and might not be in the running once Euro 2028 comes around.
Given they were seeded in pot 4 in the group stage draw, they may have been relatively pleased to avoid some of the big guns at this point.
Tue 4th June
Switzerland 4-0 Estonia
Sat 8th June
Switzerland 1-1 Austria
And with the likes of Xhaka and Sommer entering the finals as league champions, they may just be peaking at the right time to spring something of a surprise in Group A.
Meanwhile, their opponents would be remiss to ignore the threat of Burnley’s Zeki Amdouni, their top scorer in qualifying with six – which was level with Erling Haaland and Bruno Fernandes.
Position
Player
Club
Goalkeeper
Gregor Kobel
Borussia Dortmund
Goalkeeper
Yvon Mvogo
Lorient
Goalkeeper
Yann Sommer
Inter
Defender
Manuel Akanji
Man City
Defender
Nico Elvedi
Borussia Monchengladbach
Defender
Ricardo Rodriguez
Torino
Defender
Fabian Schar
Newcastle
Defender
Leonidas Stergiou
Stuttgart
Defender
Silvan Widmer
Mainz
Defender
Cedric Zesiger
Wolfsburg
Midfielder
Michel Aebischer
Bologna
Midfielder
Remo Freuler
Bologna
Midfielder
Ardon Jashari
Luzern
Midfielder
Fabian Rieder
Stade Rennais
Midfielder
Xherdan Shaqiri
Chicago Fire
Midfielder
Vincent Sierro
Toulouse
Midfielder
Granit Xhaka
Bayer Leverkusen
Midfielder
Denis Zakaria
Monaco
Forward
Zeki Amdouni
Burnley
Forward
Kwadwo Duah
Ludogorets
Forward
Breel Embolo
Monaco
Forward
Dan Ndoye
Bologna
Forward
Noah Okafor
Milan
Forward
Renato Steffen
Lugano
Forward
Ruben Vargas
Augsburg
Forward
Steven Zuber
AEK Athens