Hungary vs Switzerland | UEFA Euro 2024 | Pre Match
Hungary vs Switzerland
INSIGHTS
Pre Match
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This will be the second encounter between Hungary and Switzerland at a major tournament, 86 years after they met in the quarter-finals of the 1938 FIFA World Cup, during which Hungary won 2-0.
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Switzerland have won six of their last nine matches against Hungary (D2 L1). They last tasted defeat in November 1998 in a Budapest friendly.
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The last two matches between Hungary and Switzerland have produced 12 goals, with Hungary scoring four to Switzerland’s eight. Both matches were qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Hungary have qualified for their third consecutive UEFA EURO, having only appeared in two of the previous 14 tournaments (1964, 1972). They finished third in their first UEFA EURO appearance in 1964, their best performance in the tournament but since then, they have won only one of their nine matches (D4 L4), a group stage victory against Austria in 2016 (2-0).
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Hungary scored the most set piece goals of any side during UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying (penalties excluded), scoring seven goals from such situations (x3 corners, x3 free-kicks, x1 direct free-kick).
