- Latest news as Group A ends and Group B finale looms
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Should Hungary go through, they are likely to be without their forward.
Sunday’s other game saw the hosts show both their weakness and determination.
And so in a way this was a kind of hazing: a stress test under laboratory conditions, with qualification already secure but a number of flaws that required the scrutiny of a strong Swiss side to expose. How would this team – which until recently was actually very bad – deal with its first big setback, its first indifferent crowd? How would that defence hold up against a team unafraid to run at them? And what happens if you really, really need a goal in the 91st minute?
Continue reading…Latest news as Group A ends and Group B finale loomsGet in touch: Email John with your thoughtsShould Hungary go through, they are likely to be without their forward.Sunday’s other game saw the hosts show both their weakness and determination.And so in a way this was a kind of hazing: a stress test under laboratory conditions, with qualification already secure but a number of flaws that required the scrutiny of a strong Swiss side to expose. How would this team – which until recently was actually very bad – deal with its first big setback, its first indifferent crowd? How would that defence hold up against a team unafraid to run at them? And what happens if you really, really need a goal in the 91st minute? Continue reading…