publish time

24/06/2024

author name Arab Times

publish time

24/06/2024

STUTTGART, Germany, June 24, (AP): A dramatic stoppage-time goal saw Hungary beat Scotland 1-0 at the European Championship to wreck its opponent’s hopes of reaching the knockout stage of a major tournament for the first time in its history.

Late substitute Kevin Csoboth scored his first international goal in the 10th minute of stoppage time as Hungary secured third spot in Group A, behind first-place Germany and Switzerland.
Hungary now faces an anxious wait to see if its three points will be enough to reach the round of 16 at Euro 2024 as one of the four best third-place teams.

It might not know until Wednesday when the final round of group games finishes.
Germany topped the group after a late goal saw it rescue a 1-1 draw against Switzerland.
Scotland was eliminated after finishing last in the group, with just one point from a draw against Switzerland. It was humiliated 5-1 by Germany in the Euro 2024 opener.

"We did go for it, but we got sucker-punched,” Scotland captain Andy Robertson told the BBC. "A draw wasn’t going to be enough realistically.