The second football day at the Euro starts in Cologne, where Hungary and Switzerland will compete in Group A. The fact that Germany is the absolute favorite in the group means that the match is extremely important for both teams in their desire to reach the knockout stage. The Hungarians and the Swiss have their trump cards, on the Hungarian side there is continuity, and the rival has a granite defense and talented attackers.
Hungary has been led by Italian coach Marco Rossi since 2018. It was first in the qualification group after Serbia and Montenegro, and the main quality is that it has been playing in an almost unchanged lineup for years.
The first star is Liverpool midfielder Dominik Soboslai, who is playing for the first time in major competitions as a representative of a big club from a strong league. Even before the great qualifications, the "light cavalry" impressed in the A League of Nations, where they were defeated by Italy in the last round, and finished ahead of Germany and England.
- We want to go to the knockout phase, but we have to admit that we are in a very strong group. We will do everything in our power to go as far as possible. We know exactly what we are capable of. We also know that it is not insignificant that we have proven ourselves against incredibly strong teams. And the Swiss want the best possible start, so we'll see who can do more at this moment - said Soboslai.
He does not hide that he is happy about the meetings after Switzerland.
- Julijan Nagelsman is my former coach, he has a great team in Germany and I am very happy because we will have a great match with them. And Andy Robertson is my teammate and I hope that the match with Scotland will not decide - said Soboslai.
Switzerland is in transition, but the fact that goalkeeper Jan Zomer is included in the ideal team of the season in the strongest leagues, and that Murat Jakin has a granite defense with Manchester City star Manuel Akanji, Fabien Scherr from Newcastle and the experienced Ricardo Rodriguez from Turin, is a sign that nobody it will not be easy with the "watchmen". All the more because the skeleton of the defense shuts down Granit Xhaka after a great season at Bayer, and Xherdan Shaqiri, although he hasn't played on the biggest stage for two years, always plays his best in the national team. Young people also show extraordinary talent - behind Zeki Amduni, who has already proven himself in Burnley, there are great Michel Ebischer and Dan Endoje from Bologna, Noah Okafor from Milan...
- We are a team that is very difficult to play against. We have great attacking options and variants, we are very unpredictable and can play against anyone. It is only important for us to have our day - said Šaćiri.
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