Germany v Hungary Euro 2024 player ratings: Gundogan 8, Musiala 7; Szoboszlai 7, Varga 5

Hosts nation become first team to seal place in knockout stage after 2-0 victory

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  Manuel Neuer 7/10

  GERMANY RATINGS: Quick off his line in opening 20 seconds to prevent Sallai poking home and produced good stop to keep out Szoboszlai free-kick. Blotted copybook with late spill on cross that almost ended in Adam scoring. AFPShow less

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  Joshua Kimmich 8/10

  Caught out in first minute when Sallai almost put Hungary into shock early lead. Had shot saved that would have made it 3-0 while also producing flying goal-line clearance to stop Orban scoring in last minute. AFPShow less

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  Antonio Rudiger 8/10

  Looked bemused by first-half booking which seemed to be for dissent. His interception started move ahead of Musiala’s goal and was key in Germany securing clean-sheet with his partnership with Tah looking a solid one. ReutersShow less

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  Jonathan Tah 7/10

  Vital interception to deflect Szoboszlai strike out for corner when goal looked on for Liverpool midfielder. Caught ball-watching in second half which allowed Varga chance to head over in rare loss of concentration. APShow less

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  Maximilian Mittelstaedt 8/10

  Stuttgart left-back picked out Gundogan with inch-perfect pull-back and can be pleased with his efforts defensively and offensively. Booked for late trip to stop Hungarian launching attack. AFP

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  Toni Kroos 8/10

  A couple of lesser-spotted loose moments in possession early on after immaculate passing performance in opening game, but was normal service soon resumed. Unnerving ability to pick out teammates with pass. Involved in build-up for second goal. EPAShow less

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  Robert Andrich 7/10

  Important block on Bolla shot early on and saw strike of his own headed away at other end. His ability to break-up play and get the ball to likes of Musiala and Wirtz vital to Nagelsmann’s team. ReutersShow less

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  Ilkay Gundogan 8/10

  Captain and midfield general earned assist for opening goal with little tee-up for Musiala’s finish. Swept home to put side 2-0 up after wonderful move from Germany. AFP

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  Jamal Musiala 8/10

  Two goals in two games for winger who fired home to put Germany in front and nearly made it 2-0 but shot flew into side netting. Fine start to tournament. EPA

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  Florian Wirtz 6/10

  Outstanding in win over Scotland and while not as much impact here still some flashes of his ludicrously quick feet. Looked disappointed to be hooked just before hour mark. PA

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  Kai Havertz 7/10

  Denied goal after 10 minutes when he outmuscled Borban but Gulasci produced point-blank save. That was to prove his best chance of match although still led line well. AFP

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  Niclas Fullkrug 6/10

  SUBS: (On for Wirtz 58’) One half chance chance but couldn’t get power or direction on header. PA

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  Leroy Sane 6/10

  (On for Havertz 58’) Saw low shot saved by keeper that would have made it 3-0 but also guilty of poor decision-making with final ball. AFP

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  Emre Can 7/10

  (On for Andrich 71’) One vital defensive header when swerving corner looked set to find a Hungarian head. Reuters

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  Chris Fuhrich 6/10

  (On for Musiala 71’) Determined to impress in front of his home fans although did go for glory with wayward shot when teammates were better place. Reuters

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  Deniz Undav N/A

  (On for Gundogan 84’) EPA

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  Peter Gulacsi 7/10

  HUNGARY RATINGS: Excellent reaction save to deny Havertz opening goal but might be frustrated that he failed to get hands on ball ball before Musiala scored. Good saves after break from likes of Kimmich and Sane. EPAShow less

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  Willi Orban 6/10

  Leipzig defender was relieved when Gulacsi came to his rescue after being wrestled aside by Havertz. Claimed he was fouled in run-up to Germany’s opener but referee and VAR did not agree. Denied later consolation goal by Kimmich clearance. AFPShow less

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  Attila Fiola 7/10

  Part of a back three that quickly became a back five when Germany attacked and they were certainly better defensively than first game … which wasn’t hard. Got knee to Musiala’s opener but not enough to keep it out. APShow less

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  Marton Dardai 7/10

  Berlin-born centre-half was solid for Hungary and capable of an nice diagonal ball out wide from the back. Was turned inside out be Gundogan in second period which ended with half-chance for Kroos. AFPShow less

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  Milos Kerkez 7/10

  A real handful down the left and kept Bayern Munich full-back Kimmich on his toes. Hungary can be happy that they gave the hosts a real test and quietened the home fans for spells. AFP

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  Andras Schafer 6/10

  Union Berlin midfielder helped Hungarians put pressure on Germany and pressed the host nation well. Made a couple of surging runs forward to begin counter-attacks. AP

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  Adam Nagy 7/10

  Early chance when well-placed but first-time shot deflected out for corner. Busy performance from midfielder who rarely wasted a pass. AP

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  Bendeguz Bolla 7/10

  In right place to head away Andrich shot that looked goal-bound. Helped side cause German defence some problems and he kept pressure on opposition players when out of possession. AFP

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  Dominik Szoboszlai 7/10

  Pulled the strings in opening 45 after disappointing game against Switzerland. Denied goal twice in first-half – Neuer saving his curling free-kick and Tah deflecting shot out for corner. Booked for booting ball into stands in injury-time after frustrating second half. EPAShow less

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  Roland Sallai 7/10

  Attacker denied goal inside 20 seconds by Neuer block. Headed home in first-half injury-time but offside flag went up. Produced perfect cross that should have been headed home by Varga. Reuters

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  Barnabas Varga 5/10

  Booked for dissent after Musiala’s opener. Almost headed home disastrous own goal in first half. Missed golden opportunity to level scores after break but could only head over. Getty Images

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  Laszlo Kleinheisler 6/10

  SUBS: (On for Nagy 64’) Experienced midfielder came on minutes before Germany’s second goal which pretty much killed off Hungarian hopes. AFP

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  Martin Adam 6/10

  (On for Bolla 75) Forward with a distinctive build and beard put himself about after coming on. Getty Images

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  Zsolt Nagy 6/10

  (On for Kerkez 75’) No chance to make impact. AFP

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  Daniel Gazdag N/A

  (On for Varga 87’) AP

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  Kevin Csoboth N/A

  (On for Sallai 87’) EPA

Jamal Musiala and Ilkay Gundogan scored as hosts Germany became the first team to qualify for the last-16 of Euro 2024 on Wednesday after beating Hungary 2-0 in Stuttgart.

Musiala struck for the second game running midway through the first half, much to the anger of Hungary players who felt a foul should have been awarded in the build-up.

Gundogan grabbed his side's second on 67 minutes as Germany eased to a second successive win in Group A, making sure they will progress to the knockout phase at least as one of the best third-placed sides.

Julian Nagelsmann's men can wrap up top spot when they play Switzerland in Frankfurt in their final group fixture on Sunday.

“We are getting better, but as we improve we have to overcome some problems, that is what this game showed today, especially in the first half,” said Gundogan. “But that's the tournament – you have to survive such situations. We survived and then hit back.

“I wanted to remain patient, to complete my tasks without taking myself too seriously. The more often you train together, the better the feeling for your teammates as well – the feeling gets better with the lads around me.”

Hungary are staring at elimination after back-to-back defeats and must beat Scotland if they are to stand any chance of reaching the last 16. “Scotland is a very physical team,” said manager Marco Rossi.

“The most important thing to do in the last match is to show on the pitch what our fans are always asking from us – they know our level. I don’t ask them to score goals, I ask them to give their maximum effort.

“We’ve worked on tactics and mentality, my lads responded pretty well and I’m proud of their performance. I said a while ago that losing against Germany can happen. They have world-class players.

“Our approach could’ve worked, but they have quality all over the pitch. That is part of the game, we’re created a fair number of chances, but we were unlucky in some moments. All throughout the match we were unlucky.”

Hungary almost struck in the opening seconds as Manuel Neuer raced out to take the ball off the toe of Roland Sallai.

Kai Havertz outmuscled Willi Orban only to be superbly denied by Peter Gulacsi, who thrust out his right hand to deny the Arsenal attacker.

The host nation took the lead when Musiala cushioned the ball through for Gundogan and the Germany captain kept the attack alive after jostling with Orban, knocking it back for Musiala to slam in off the crossbar with a touch off Attila Fiola.

Dominik Szoboszlai's curling free-kick drew a terrific stop from Neuer soaring to his right, the goalkeeper kicking away the follow-up as Hungary tried to scramble in the rebound.

A key block from Jonathan Tah foiled a second opportunity in quick succession for Szoboszlai, with Musiala then drilling into the side-netting at the other end.

Hungary had the ball in Germany's net in first-half stoppage time, but Sallai's effort was ruled out for offside after Neuer palmed away an Orban header.

Germany picked apart the Hungary defence with a patient attack to double their lead just past the hour. Maximilian Mittelstaedt found space down the left and slid across a pass for Gundogan to sweep home from near the penalty spot.

Neuer had a nervy moment late on when he spilt a cross, but Kimmich cleared Orban's shot off the line to preserve the clean sheet for Germany.