Under the torrential downpour in Munich, Germany and Hungary played out a 2-2 draw. Germany set up in a 3-4-2-1 as usual but Thomas Muller was only fit enough for the bench. Leroy Sane took his place behind Serge Gnabry and alongside Kai Havertz. Hungary went for their usual 3/5-5/3-2 formation and set up to defend. They were happy to upset the odds early in the game with a cheeky goal. Germany was relentless in attack but just fell short for the most part. Havertz drew them level in the second half but Schafer responded almost immediately. Leon Goretzka’s late strike saved the 4-time World Champions’ blushes.

This result means that Germany finishes Group F a.k.a The Group of Death in second place, above Portugal. They will face England in the round of 16 on the 29th of June. Hungary has been knocked out of the Euro 20, registering 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

An Amazing Night Of Football

France and Portugal simultaneously played out their own thrilling 2-2 draw. Each goal was vital to the standings of the table, so 8 goals over 2 games were indeed incredible. Germany was the favourites going into this game but Hungary had other plans. It is evident from the pass networks that the Germans pushed very hard with their defence doing the bulk of the circulation. However, their midfielders’ fell short in terms of progressing the ball. However, they still managed to create 14 chances and attempted 18 shots (17 from inside the box), while dominating 75% of the possession.

On the flip side, Hungary was very comfortable playing off the ball. They attempted just 168 passes in comparison to Germany’s 656 but they did exactly what they came to do. Marco Rossi has coached a very disciplined side that created 4 shots on target and scored from 2 of them. They still need that defender who can help them see out games. Conceding late to Portugal and Germany, giving up their lead to France is something that they will have to work on.

Same Old Germany

There was a sense of positivity and confidence in the German camp, going into this game. Maybe they had turned a corner since their 4-2 win over Portugal. But that was not the case. They looked like the same lacklustre side that has disappointed over the last few years. Leroy Sane was particularly poor and offered nothing going forward. Toni Kroos has become too predictable in the opposition half with Joshua Kimmich having to play on the flanks. Joachim Lowe is too blame too. Kai Havertz was by far the best player on the pitch and has been for a while now. Taking him off, keeping Sane on, all while Germany was still chasing a win was a bizarre decision.

Die Mannschaft will know that they won’t get lucky with late goals again, given that the stakes are higher now. A side like England will punish their mistakes and Lowe will have to be wary of that.