Germany will face England in the last 16 of Euro 2020 after twice coming from behind to knock battling Hungary out of Euro 20202.
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An outstanding header by Adam Szalai, who plays his club football in Germany for Mainz, had given Hungary a shock lead in Munich.
Andras Schafer thought he had won it for the Hungarians with a header – 90 seconds after Kai Havertz had equalised – before substitute Leon Goretzka made it 2-2 six minutes from the end.
It means Germany finish second in Group F and will now meet Gareth Southgate’s England at Wembley in a hugely anticipated last-16 match next Tuesday (17:00 BST).
Hungary suffer heartbreak
In an extraordinary match, Germany were minutes away from making an embarrassing early exit when midfielder Goretzka, on as a substitute, equalised in the 84th minute with a low finish from 16 yards to send Hungary out.
Few outside Hungary will have given Marco Rossi’s side any chance of advancing after losing 3-0 to holders Portugal in their opening group game.
But they followed up a gutsy 1-1 draw against world champions France with a disciplined performance to give the home fans in the Allianz Arena a scare.
They opened the scoring after Roland Sallai’s incredible long-range pass picked up his captain Szalai to beat Manuel Neuer with a diving header.
Chelsea’s Havertz equalised with a header following an error by goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi but Germany fans were still celebrating when Schafer’s brave header in front of Neuer, who had come rushing off his line, put Hungary back in front.
At that stage, Hungary were heading into the last 16 and Germany were set for an early exit before Bayern Munich’s Goretzka came to the rescue to break Hungarian hearts – and set up a mouth-watering match against England.
That match will revive memories of when the two nations met in the semi-finals of Euro 96 – Germany winning a penalty shootout at Wembley to deny the Three Lions a place in the final.
Germany
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Squad number18Player nameGoretzkaAverage rating
6.10
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Squad number7Player nameHavertzAverage rating
5.70
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Squad number25Player nameMüllerAverage rating
5.31
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Squad number14Player nameMusialaAverage rating
5.01
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Squad number2Player nameRüdigerAverage rating
4.93
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Squad number6Player nameKimmichAverage rating
4.91
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Squad number8Player nameKroosAverage rating
4.89
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Squad number5Player nameHummelsAverage rating
4.76
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Squad number1Player nameNeuerAverage rating
4.71
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Squad number11Player nameWernerAverage rating
4.64
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Squad number4Player nameGinterAverage rating
4.51
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Squad number10Player nameGnabryAverage rating
4.38
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Squad number20Player nameGosensAverage rating
4.34
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Squad number21Player nameGündoganAverage rating
4.31
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Squad number9Player nameVollandAverage rating
4.21
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Squad number19Player nameSanéAverage rating
3.59
Hungary
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Squad number9Player nameSzalaiAverage rating
8.67
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Squad number4Player nameSzalaiAverage rating
8.47
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Squad number20Player nameSallaiAverage rating
8.46
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Squad number8Player nameNagyAverage rating
8.46
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Squad number13Player nameSchäferAverage rating
8.44
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Squad number15Player nameKleinheislerAverage rating
8.26
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Squad number5Player nameFiolaAverage rating
8.26
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Squad number6Player nameOrbanAverage rating
8.04
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Squad number21Player nameBotkaAverage rating
8.00
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Squad number7Player nameNegoAverage rating
7.98
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Squad number24Player nameSchönAverage rating
7.77
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Squad number14Player nameLovrencsicsAverage rating
7.74
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Squad number19Player nameVargaAverage rating
7.69
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Squad number23Player nameNikolicAverage rating
7.65
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Squad number1Player nameGulácsiAverage rating
7.63
Line-ups
Germany
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Neuer
- 4GinterSubstituted forVollandat 82’minutes
- 5Hummels
- 2Rüdiger
- 6Kimmich
- 21GündoganBooked at 29minsSubstituted forGoretzkaat 58’minutes
- 8Kroos
- 20GosensSubstituted forMusialaat 82’minutes
- 7HavertzSubstituted forWernerat 67’minutes
- 19SanéBooked at 61mins
- 10GnabrySubstituted forMüllerat 67’minutes
Substitutes
- 3Halstenberg
- 9Volland
- 11Werner
- 12Leno
- 14Musiala
- 15Süle
- 17Neuhaus
- 18Goretzka
- 22Trapp
- 23Can
- 24Koch
- 25Müller
Hungary
Formation 5-3-2
- 1Gulácsi
- 7Nego
- 21BotkaBooked at 28mins
- 6Orban
- 4Szalai
- 5FiolaBooked at 66minsSubstituted forNikolicat 88’minutes
- 15KleinheislerSubstituted forLovrencsicsat 89’minutes
- 8Nagy
- 13Schäfer
- 20SallaiSubstituted forSchönat 75’minutes
- 9SzalaiBooked at 64minsSubstituted forVargaat 82’minutes
Substitutes
- 2Lang
- 3Kecskés
- 11Holender
- 12Dibusz
- 14Lovrencsics
- 17Varga
- 18Sigér
- 19Varga
- 22Bogdan
- 23Nikolic
- 24Schön
- 26Bolla
- Referee:
- Sergey Karasev
- Attendance:
- 12,413
Live Text
Match ends, Germany 2, Hungary 2.
Full Time