Hungary faces trophy holders Portugal in the opening game of Group F. The group deemed as 'the group of death' also contains Germany and World Cup winners, France. Both will be fighting to gain three points out of the game to make an early step towards the latter stages of the competition.
Hungary are playing their second consecutive European Championship finals after featuring in 2016 following a 44-year absence. Portugal beat France in the final of that edition to secure their first-ever major international title. Hungary qualified for the competition through the Nations League final while Portugal entered directly after finishing second in their qualifying group.
Match Details
When: Tuesday, June 15th
Timing: 21:30 (IST), 18:00 (CET)
Where: Puskas Arena, Budapest, Hungary
Recent Form (Last 5)
Hungary: DWWWD
Portugal: WDWDW
Injuries & Suspension
Hungary's talisman and wunderkind Dominik Szoboszlai won't be featuring in the Euros after he suffered a ligament injury back in December. Midfielder Zsolt Kalmar has also been ruled out due to an injury. For this clash, defender Ronald Sallai is a doubt to start the game
but can make a cameo from the bench.
Manchester City's Joao Cancelo was in the final squad for Portugal but had to pull out after contracting Covid-19. Diego Dalot has been called in for his replacement. It means Nelson Semedo will continue in the right-back spot. There are no other injury concerns giving Santos the license to choose his desired starting eleven from a pool of available talents.
HUN vs POR Predicted Lineups :
Hungary: Peter Gulacsi; Attila Fiola, Willi Orban, Attila Szalai, Gergo Lovrencsics, Laszlo Kleinheisler, Adam Nagy, Andras Schafer, Holender Sallai, Adam Szalai
Portugal: Rui Patricio; Nelson Semedo, Ruben Dias, Pepe, Raphael Guerreiro, Danilo Perreira, William Carvalho, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo, Diego Jota
HUN vs POR Head to Head :
Portugal have not lost a single game against Hungary in 13 meetings between them. They have won nine of those fixtures including four draws. This will be the fourth meeting between the sides in the European Championship.
Hungary and Portugal played out a six goals thriller in the group stage of Euro 2016 and it is regarded as one of the best games to be played in the competition.
HUN vs POR Dream 11 Team Prediction
GK: Peter Gulasci (Hun)
DEF: Nelson Semedo (Por), Willi Orban (Hun), Ruben Dias (Por), Raphael Guerreiro (Por)
MID: Danilo Pereira (Por), Adam Nagy (Hun), Bruno Fernandes (Por)
FOR: Diogo Jota (Por), Adam Szalai (Hun), Cristiano Ronaldo (Por),
Match Prediction: Hungary 0-2 Portugal
Hungary are a defensively robust side however Portugal will be too much for them. Although Fernando Santos has a more pragmatic approach in major tournaments, the team's attacking talent will help them get over the line. Szoboszlai's absence will restrict Hungary's creativity upfront even though the side uses their wingbacks and counter-attacking tactics well. Cristiano Ronaldo will wish to repeat his heroics in the 2016 Euro clash between the side in which he scored a memorable brace to rescue Portugal.
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