Game 2: Hungary vs Switzerland live from the Cologne Stadium, ITV1 2pm

[Nordan]

Hungary needs to show up soon.

[The_jagster]

I'm out and only following on the radio but the atmosphere sounds great, might just be the comparison with Qatar

[Tummyowl]

I know it is only half way through the first half, but these sides look 'decent'. I want a little more from Hungary though.

[Tummyowl]

Just now, The_jagster said:

I'm out and only following on the radio but the atmosphere sounds great, might just be the comparison with Qatar

Guess it's because there are actual fans here? Not people paid to wear football shirts and pretend?

[Darius1998]

Just now, The_jagster said:

I'm out and only following on the radio but the atmosphere sounds great, might just be the comparison with Qatar

It is excellent. Helps when it is so easily accessible to fans from both countries.

[Bliss Seeker]

1 minute ago, Tummyowl said:

I know it is only half way through the first half, but these sides look 'decent'. I want a little more from Hungary though.

Expected more from them, look so pedestrian. 

Swiss making cheese out of them. 

[Darius1998]

Hungary's set up looks all wrong. Szoboszlai has barely got on the ball.

[aiston]

Schar running through teams truly is a sight to see.

[Bliss Seeker]

Akanje is really good isn't he? Looks like the best player on the pitch out there. 

[Goldy]

Swiss been finding holes like in a cheese

Expect Hungary to get into the game at one point though, not much coming from them thus far

[Orzelek]

4 minutes ago, Bliss Seeker said:

Akanje is really good isn't he? Looks like the best player on the pitch out there. 

 

It's astonishing how much better he has become since joining City.

 

He was a calamity, when he was at BVB.

Edited June 15 by Orzelek

[craigcwwe]

Expected a bit more from Hungary given their recent record. Lacklustre from them thus far.

[phnompenhandy]

I'm very impressed with the Swiss pressing - it's what Scotland ought to have been doing last night. Swiss will overrun Scotland, but we might get a consolation against the Hungarians.

[The Golden boy]

Finish!

[Orzelek]

Great finish by Aebischer

[Coulthard's Jaw]

Hungary are terrible

[phnompenhandy]

2-0 game over

[Darius1998]

Aebischer at it again. Assist for the first and now a cracking goal.

[GunmaN1905]

Easy, game over.

[craigcwwe]

What a goal. 

[CFuller]

Swiss rolling Hungary over now.

Aebischer 

[Goldy]

Nice goal, like Can's yesterday

[Haguey]

Oof, lovely hit

Hungary really easily cut through before that and then not getting out fast enough. Very much not living up to dark horse status so far..

[Orzelek]

2 minutes ago, phnompenhandy said:

I'm very impressed with the Swiss pressing - it's what Scotland ought to have been doing last night. 

 

Scotland should've done lots of things differnetly yesterday  

[Bliss Seeker]

Sweet strike. 

Scotland might have a chance against Hungary. They're actually pretty ****. 

[aiston]

Some quality goals already in the two games.

 

[Darius1998]

Just now, Haguey said:

Very much not living up to dark horse status so far..

If anything, they are living up to it. Every time a lot of people call a team a dark horse they do terribly.

[GunmaN1905]

1 minute ago, Haguey said:

Oof, lovely hit

Hungary really easily cut through before that and then not getting out fast enough. Very much not living up to dark horse status so far..

The only people giving them dark horse status are the ones who never watched them other than against England.

There's an obvious difference in quality.

Edited June 15 by GunmaN1905

[RTHerringbone]

The Swiss have been good but my word who did Hungary play in their long run of good results? They've been balls.

[HOORAY HENRIK]

Incredible Hungary never got a free kick right at the end there.

[Tummyowl]

The Swiss are looking very confident, Hungary have been poor, not Scotland poor, but poor.

[Haguey]

Just now, GunmaN1905 said:

The only people giving them dark horse status are the oneswho never watched them other than against England.

There's an obvious difference in quality.

They did top their qualifying group albeit now I remember it wasn't the strongest...

[phnompenhandy]

One-and-a-ha;f games in, and I have to say, the officiating has been faultless. The ruled-out goal was overturned by VAR quicker than it would be in the PL. Just goes to show, VAR is not the problem.

[phnompenhandy]

4 minutes ago, Orzelek said:

 

Scotland should've done lots of things differnetly yesterday  

I'm not gonna defend the team after last night, but I would say that we're seeing something similar here - a good team makes its opponents look ordinary. The Germans were simply too quick in thought, too creative, too damned skilful for the Scots to cope with. The Hungarians are similarly struggling to deal with the Swiss who are quicker mentally and very well-organised.

[GunmaN1905]

3 minutes ago, Haguey said:

They did top their qualifying group albeit now I remember it wasn't the strongest...

It was a joke other than Serbia that's strong only on paper.
I really don't see any quality in that team other than Szoboszlai.

Ndoye and Aebischer breaking out this season gave Switzerland a big boost.

[darren1983]

No team that loses to Ireland can be considered a dark horse  

[Rob1981]

10 minutes ago, Darius1998 said:

If anything, they are living up to it. Every time a lot of people call a team a dark horse they do terribly.

It’s my fault. Bosnia 2014, Austria 2016, Morocco 2018, Turkey 2020, Canada 2022. Every time I call someone out it’s an absolute kiss of death.

[GunmaN1905]

2 minutes ago, Rob1981 said:

It’s my fault. Bosnia 2014, Austria 2016, Morocco 2018, Turkey 2020, Canada 2022. Every time I call someone out it’s an absolute kiss of death.

Don't you think it would be a good idea to stop hyping up Southgate?

All those teams you mentioned were a few tiers above this Hungary team in terms of individual quality.

[DJ]

Haha, ref  Half circle around the ball the wrong way ^^

[EdBed]

Tyldesley has me all nostalgic for old school commentators. They don't make 'em like they used to.

He and Townsend make a good pairing.

[Haguey]

Just now, EdBed said:

Tyldesley has me all nostalgic for old school commentators. They don't make 'em like they used to.

He and Townsend make a good pairing.

Andros yes, Andy Townsend brings back worse memories

[TM]

Xhaka strolling this game at the moment, very similar to the Kroos performance yesterday

[EdBed]

2 minutes ago, Haguey said:

Andros yes, Andy Townsend brings back worse memories

Oh yes, Andy Townsend FFS, what was that about? He must have had some photos of somebody high up at ITV or something.

Edited June 15 by EdBed

[Darius1998]

That had to go in.

[GunmaN1905]

3 minutes ago, TM said:

Xhaka strolling this game at the moment, very similar to the Kroos performance yesterday

He could've had so much better career if he learned how to control his temper earlier and didn't have all those blackout moments.

[Haguey]

Ahh you have to score that, thumping header too

[craigcwwe]

Should be scoring that.

[GunmaN1905]

Here we go!

[dafuge]

Game on!

[Darius1998]

There it is.

Great ball in from Szoboszlai too.