Hungary vs. Germany | UEFA Nations League | Pre Match

Fresh from recording the biggest-ever victory in the history of the men's UEFA Nations League, League A Group 3 winners Germany conclude the first phase away to Hungary on Tuesday evening.

Julian Nagelsmann's side wrapped up a first-placed finish in the group with a 7-0 obliteration of Bosnia-Herzegovina on Saturday, while the Magyars will rank third thanks to a 4-0 drubbing at the hands of the Netherlands.

In all likelihood, a point against Bosnia-Herzegovina would have been enough for Germany to seal first place in their Nations League group, and Nagelsmann's team had already qualified for the quarter-finals of the competition with two games to spare.

However, the merciless Mannschaft left nothing up to chance in Freiburg, where Florian Wirtz and Tim Kleindienst both struck braces while Kai Havertz, Jamal Musiala and Leroy Sane also got in on the act to write two pieces of history at the Europa-Park Stadion.

As well as subjecting a battered and bruised Bosnia-Herzegovina to their heaviest-ever defeat in senior men's international football, Germany marched to the most emphatic victory that the Nations League has ever seen, and one would not have put it past Die Mannschaft to have netted more in Saturday's slaughter.

The upshot of the weekend's win is that Germany will be present in the knockout phase of the Nations League for the very first time - they failed to progress to the Finals in each of their first three attempts - and many a marker is being laid down by Nagelsmann's young guns ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

The 2014 world champions are now riding high on a three-game winning sequence across all competitions, and they could now triumph in four in a row across all competitions for the first time since March 2022, when now-Barcelona boss Hansi Flick was at the helm.

As Germany look ahead to competing in the quarter-finals next summer, their Hungarian visitors must compete in a promotion/relegation playoff to salvage their top-tier status, as Saturday's crushing defeat to the Netherlands ensured that they would finish in the bronze medal position.

Following a distressing medical emergency involving coach Adam Szalai - who has since reassured supporters that he is on the mend - Marco Rossi's side conceded two first-half penalties to Cody Gakpo and Wout Weghorst before Denzel Dumfries and Teun Koopmeiners added some gloss to the scoreline.

Thanks to the Germans' pummelling of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Magyars will not be suffering immediate demotion down to League B, but they will have to come up trumps in a two-legged playoff with a League B runner-up next spring to continue in the first tier.

A 2-0 away win over relegated Bosnia-Herzegovina is the only victory that Rossi's men have had to shout about in this year's edition, although they have managed to avoid defeat in both of their home fixtures so far, most recently holding the Netherlands to a creditable 1-1 draw.

However, five goals from five different scorers condemned Hungary to a 5-0 annihilation at the hands of Germany back in September, and having also conquered the Magyars at Euro 2024, Die Mannschaft could now record three straight wins over Tuesday's hosts for the first time in 50 years.