A troublesome draw and the harm absence of its finest participant give Hungary fairly a problem at this 12 months’s European Championship.
Hungary coach Marco Rossi can have to do with out attacking midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai when his workforce performs three semifinalists from 2016 in Group F.
At least the Hungarians have residence benefit for their first two matches, internet hosting defending champion Portugal on June 15 and World Cup champion France in Budapest 4 days later. They then tackle Germany in Munich on June 23.
Szoboszlai was the participant who earned Hungary a ticket for this 12 months’s match. The qualifying playoff last in November was already two minutes into stoppage time when his well-placed 20-yard strike gave Hungary a 2-1 win over Iceland.
A persistent adductor pressure has prevented Szoboszlai from taking part in a match within the Bundesliga since becoming a member of Leipzig on a mid-season switch from Austrian champion Salzburg in January. Despite Szoboszlai’s prolonged break, Rossi had little doubt about together with him in his preliminary squad for Euro 2020, however the Italian coach in the end had to drop him.
The switch to Leipzig, reportedly value 20 million euros ($24.5 million), has made the 20-year-old Szoboszlai the nation’s most costly participant. He was a daily starter for Salzburg since 2018, however his breakthrough got here after strikers Erling Haaland and Hwang Hee-chan left the membership in January 2020.
Having labored on his bodily and psychological energy with American motivational coach Shane Tusup, who beforehand helped Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszú win three Olympic gold medals, Szoboszlai began to blossom when play resumed after the coronavirus outbreak.
His absence leaves Hungary with a squad missing large names.
Ádám Szalai is by far essentially the most skilled member with 70 worldwide appearances and 23 objectives. The Mainz ahead is one among 4 Bundesliga gamers within the workforce.
Ádám Nagy and László Kleinheisler information the midfield, whereas the sturdy protection often contains Gergö Lovrencsics, Ádám Lang, Attila Fiola and Willi Orbán, a teammate of Szoboszlai’s at Leipzig.
The workforce has misplaced solely one among its final 11 video games, 3-2 at residence in opposition to Russia.
Rossi, a defender at Brescia and Sampdoria within the Nineteen Nineties, labored at membership groups in Italy, Hungary and Slovakia earlier than taking on as coach from George Leekens in June 2018, when Hungary missed the World Cup for the eighth consecutive match, relationship again to 1986.
Two years earlier than Rossi’s arrival, Hungary took half in a European Championship for the primary time in 44 years however gained just one recreation at Euro 2016, in opposition to Austria, and went out following a 4-0 loss to Belgium within the final 16.
EURO 2020: HUNGARY FACTFILE
Previous Euro performances: Three participations, finest efficiency third in 1964
Other: World Cup runners-up 1938, 1954
FIFA rating: thirty seventh
Nickname: The Magyars
Coach: Marco Rossi
Star gamers: Peter Gulacsi, Willi Orban
Main golf equipment: Ferencvaros, Fehervar, Budapest Honved
How did they qualify: Beat Iceland in play-offs
EURO 2020 FIXTURES
vs Portugal – June 15, 9:30 pm
vs France – June 19, 6:30 pm
vs Germany – June 24, 12:30 am
26-MAN SQUAD:
Goalkeepers: Peter Gulacsi (RB Leipzig/GER), Denes Dibusz (Ferencvaros), Adam Bogdan (Ferencvaros)
Defenders: Bendeguz Bolla (Fehervar), Endre Botka (Ferencvaros), Attila Fiola (Fehervar), Akos Kecskes (Lugano/SUI), Adam Lang (Omonia/CYP), Gergo Lovrencsics (Ferencvaros), Willi Orban (RB Leipzig/GER), Attila Szalai (Fenerbahce/TUR)
Midfielders: Tamas Cseri (Mezokovesd), Daniel Gazdag (Budapest Honved), Filip Holender (Partizan Belgrade/SRB), Laszlo Kleinheisler (Osijek/CRO), Adam Nagy (Bristol City/ENG), Loic Nego (Fehervar), Andras Schafer (Dunajska Streda/SVK), David Siger (Ferencvaros)
Forwards: Janos Hahn (Paks), Nemanja Nikolic (Fehervar), Roland Sallai (Freiburg/GER), Szabolcs Schon (Dallas/USA), Adam Szalai (Mainz/GER), Kevin Varga (Kasimpasa/TUR), Roland Varga (MTK Budapest)
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