According to the official UEFA Euro Cup Weibo account, the results of the 2024 Euro Cup matches held on June 19-20 are as follows:
Group A: Germany 2-0 Hungary, Scotland 1-1 Switzerland
Group B: Croatia 2-2 Albania
With the second round of Group A matches now complete, the standings are as follows:
Group A: Germany 2-0 Hungary
On June 20, in the second round of Group A of the 2024 European Championship, Germany faced Hungary. In the first half, Gündoğan assisted Musiala for the opening goal, and in the second half, Mittelstädt assisted Gündoğan for the second. Ultimately, Germany defeated Hungary 2-0, securing an early spot in the knockout stage as the host nation.
In the 1st minute, Hungary launched a quick counterattack, with Neuer coming out to thwart a great scoring chance for Roland Sallai. In the 11th minute, Rüdiger’s long pass found Havertz, whose left-footed shot was saved by the goalkeeper. In the 22nd minute, Musiala’s through ball reached Gündoğan, who outmuscled a defender before assisting Musiala for the goal. The referee allowed the goal after a VAR review, confirming it was legitimate. Germany led 1-0. In the 26th minute, Hungary had a free kick opportunity. Szoboszlai’s shot over the wall was superbly saved by Neuer. In the 44th minute, Musiala’s shot from a Wirtz pass narrowly missed.
In the 55th minute, Gündoğan’s cross was parried by Gulácsi, and Kroos’ follow-up shot was blocked by a defender and then collected by the goalkeeper. In the 67th minute, Musiala passed to Mittelstädt, who crossed for Gündoğan to score easily, making it 2-0 for Germany. In the 75th minute, Sané’s low shot was saved by Gulácsi. In the 90th minute, Neuer’s save was fumbled, but Kimmich cleared off the line to maintain the clean sheet.
The match ended with Germany beating Hungary 2-0, advancing from Group A.
Group A: Scotland 1-1 Switzerland
According to CCTV News, on June 20, in the second round of Group A, Scotland faced Switzerland. In the first half, McTominay broke the deadlock, followed by Shaqiri’s stunning equalizer. The second half saw both teams attacking but unable to change the score. The match ended 1-1.
In the 13th minute, McGinn drove forward and passed to the left. McGregor’s pass found McTominay, whose shot deflected off a defender and into the net, giving Scotland a 1-0 lead. In the 26th minute, Swiss pressing forced a mistake, and Shaqiri’s powerful shot from the edge of the box made it 1-1. In the 34th minute, a Swiss corner caused chaos in the box, with Ndoj scoring, but it was ruled out for offside.
In the 67th minute, Scotland’s free kick led to Hanley’s header hitting the post. In the 83rd minute, Embolo’s lob for Switzerland was ruled out for offside. In the 90th minute, Amdouni’s header from a Swiss free kick went narrowly wide.
The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Group B: Croatia 2-2 Albania
According to Upstream News, on the evening of June 19, in the second round of Group B, Croatia faced Albania. In the first half, Albania’s Laci scored a header with Livaković failing to save. In the second half, birthday boy Kramarić equalized, and an own goal by an Albanian defender leveled the score again, resulting in a 2-2 draw.
Both Croatia and Albania had lost their first-round matches, making this game crucial for their chances of staying in the tournament.
In the 10th minute, Albania scored with their first shot of the game. Sutalo’s clearance mistake led to a cross that Laci headed in, with Livaković unable to save. Albania led 1-0.
In their first match against Italy, Albania had also scored with their first shot, but eventually lost 1-2.
Albania continued to threaten Croatia’s goal with several shots. In the 30th minute, Modrić’s pass was intercepted, leading to an Albanian counterattack. Livaković made a crucial save to keep the score at 1-0.
In stoppage time of the first half, Croatia had their best chance with Kramarić’s header being saved by Strakosha, though the referee had blown for a foul.
Albania led 1-0 at halftime, despite Croatia having 69% possession but trailing 4-8 in shots.
In the 50th minute of the second half, substitute Sučić’s low shot was saved by Strakosha, marking Croatia’s first shot on target.
In the 74th minute, substitute Budimir assisted Kramarić, who scored to make it 1-1 on his 33rd birthday. Croatia had celebrated his birthday before the match.
In the 76th minute, Budimir’s pass to Sučić led to a deflected shot off Gjimshiti and Jasula into Albania’s own net, making it 2-1 for Croatia.
However, Albania did not give up and in the last minute of stoppage time, Jasula, who had scored the own goal, redeemed himself by scoring to make it 2-2.
The match ended with Croatia and Albania drawing 2-2.
