Hungary have a good record against Germany and have won two of their last three games in Germany before the last matchday in Group F in Munich.
• After three games without a defeat in Germany, the Hungarians had to accept another bankruptcy in the last duel five years ago, but in terms of EURO performance, the differences could hardly be greater. While Germany reached the knockout stage in nine of its twelve previous appearances, Hungary’s entry into the round of 16 of the UEFA EURO 2016 was the country’s most successful performance in 44 years.
Previous encounters
• The last duel took place in June 2016: Ádám Lang with an own goal and Thomas Müller scored in the German 2-0 win in Gelsenkirchen.
• For the DFB-Elf this was the third win in their last four games against Hungary. In June 2004 the DFB-Elf lost 2-0 to Hungary in a friendly in Kaiserslautern.
• Before a 5-2 friendly win in Budapest in August 2001, Germany / Germany had five games without a win against Hungary (4U 1N).
• This will be the two teams’ first competitive match since the 1954 FIFA World Cup final in Bern, when West Germany won 3-2 after falling 2-0 down. Helmut Rahn scored two goals, including the winning goal in the 84th minute.
• In the only other competitive match at the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland, Hungary beat Germany 8-3 in the preliminary round. Sándor Kocsis was successful four times.
• Germany won 13 of the 34 games against Hungary, seven of the ten bankruptcies were conceded in the first 14 duels between the two nations.
• This will only be the second duel between the two nations in Munich; the first, a test match in December 1911, ended in a 4-1 victory for the Hungarians.
EURO facts: Germany
• The DFB team is at a EURO for the 13th time in a row. Only in 1968 did the FRG miss the finals; it was the first attempt.
• Germany became European champions in 1972, 1980 and 1996 – and reached the final three more times – and have not missed a semi-final since 2004. At that time you didn’t make it out of the group stage. As a three-time European champion you are a record holder together with Spain.