Hungary’s Dominik Szoboszlai in action during training session of Hungary’s national soccer team in Weiler-Simmerberg Switzerland’s Xherdan Shaqiri gestures during a press conference at the “Stadion auf der Waldau” in Stuttgart Switzerland will play Hungary in a Group A soccer match at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament on June 15 Switzerland’s Xherdan Shaqiri speaks during a press conference at the “Stadion auf der Waldau” in Stuttgart Hungary’s head coach Marco Rossi waves during a training session of Hungary’s national soccer team in Weiler-Simmerberg Hungary’s Willi Orban in action during training session of Hungary’s national soccer team in Weiler-Simmerberg Hungary’s Andras Schaefer in action during training session of Hungary’s national soccer team in Weiler-Simmerberg Hungary’s head coach Marco Rossi attends a training session of Hungary’s national soccer team in Weiler-Simmerberg — Switzerland is aiming for a winning start to its Euro 2024 campaign as it bids to reach the knockout stages for the third European Championship in a row — Hungary comes into the tournament with an impressive record in recent years and came through qualifying unbeaten A loss to Ireland in a pre-tournament friendly last week was the team’s first defeat since 2022 needed treatment on his left thigh in Saturday’s 3-0 friendly win over Israel and was substituted as a precaution but seems likely to be fit — Hungary coach Marco Rossi says French-born midfielder Loic Nego will not be fit to face Switzerland but could recover for the second game on Wednesday against Germany — Swiss coach Murat Yakin says he has his whole squad available though defensive midfielder Denis Zakaria and winger Steven Zuber did only light training on Friday Zakaria has had a thigh injury and Zuber has a calf problem — Gregor Kobel reached the Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund but is set to be only the second-choice Swiss goalkeeper at Euro 2024 The more experienced Yann Sommer is Switzerland’s starter and won the Italian title at Inter Milan this season — It’s 70 years since Switzerland hosted the World Cup and Hungary lost to West Germany in the final That loss marked the end of an era when Hungary’s “Magic Magyars” were one of the world’s best teams — It’s 43 years since Hungary beat Switzerland in a competitive game Their last meeting was a 5-2 win for Switzerland in World Cup qualifying in 2017 — Opening games have been a problem for both teams at the Euros though two of its opening games were also semifinals because only four teams qualified for the tournament in 1964 and 1972 — Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka can play his 126th game for his country Vice-captain Shaqiri is close behind on 123 games “We have clear aims and we want to achieve them We want to give our best and hopefully get the three points.” — Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka “We qualified not by chance but because we deserved to qualify on the pitch We are here and we would like to be the protagonists.” — Hungary coach Marco Rossi “I feel we’ve prepared perfectly for tomorrow’s game We have no reasons to fear.” — Hungary midfielder Bendeguz Bolla Nikolas Nartey talks about his current fitness levels team spirit and the support of the fans on day five of VfB’s training camp the VfB squad have little time to rest at their Allgäu training camp After a light running session before breakfast on Wednesday the players were divided into groups and headed straight for the gym “After breakfast we moved straight on to upper body strength training and then did some yoga afterwards,” said Nartey “It’s nice to play football again We all need to get fit and running sessions are part of that.” The holding midfielder’s efforts in training are certainly paying off “I’m feeling good after my injuries fit and I’m just giving my all,” said the 22-year-old who is delighted with the atmosphere in the camp and the support from the fans at VfB’s open training sessions in Weiler-Simmerberg “The mood is good and it’s just fun to be here with the team,” he added “It’s also nice that our fans are here – it’s just brilliant.” What Hungarian football fans have been waiting for has begun The team has left for Germany to take part in the European Championship the players trained at the football training center in Telki before having dinner at the weiler headquarters in the evening The team played their last preparation match on Saturday Monday morning was still partly about regeneration but there was also a ball training session in Telki led by national team captain Marco Rossi Two players from the squad have not yet practiced with the rest of the team due to minor injuries After the training session, the team packed up, and the players shared photos and autographs with the children who had gathered to see them off, MLSZ said A post shared by Hungarian Football Federation (@mlsztv) The team’s flight to the European Championships was slightly delayed due to the European thunderstorms It landed at Friedrichshafen airport just after 6.30 pm where a large group of children was waiting for the team A post shared by Hungarian Football Federation (@mlsztv) Arriving in Weiler Simmersberg an hour later the team was greeted by an even bigger crowd meaning the locals had a way of welcoming the team the national team will train in Weiler-Simmerberg and the first press conference in Germany will be held at the team’s media centre Weiler-Simmerberg is a municipality of 6500 inhabitants in Bavaria The national team will train and rest here between matches The Hungarian national team will play in Group A: and website in this browser for the next time I comment Y"},"category":false,"taxonomy":{"active":false,"name":"category"}},"markup":{"custom_html":true,"wpp-start":"","wpp-end":"<\/ul>","title-start":"","title-end":"<\/h2>","post-html":"{thumb} {title} {stats}<\/span>{excerpt}<\/p><\/li>"},"theme":{"name":""}} You have successfully joined our subscriber list SupportUs Newsletter © 2025 DailyNewsHungary | All rights reserved Martin Ádám in action during training for the Hungarian national team Photo: Tom Weller/dpa (Photo by Tom Weller/picture alliance via Getty Images) picture alliance/Getty Images You'd be forgiven for having no earthly idea who Hungarian soccer star Martin Ádám was prior to the start of Euro 2024 we're sure you'll have seen him before Ádám has been going viral on Saturday ever since today's Euro game between Hungary and Switzerland (a 3-1 win for the Swiss) When Ádám was brought on as a sub in the 79th minute fans immediately realized who he reminded them of: "Hungary's Secret Weapon: Playing the 3rd Kelce Brother up top as No. 9," Men In Blazers wrote on X "Why Travis Kelce playing for Hungary," another user asked "I think Euro Kelce just came in for Hungary," wrote a third "WTF was Jason Kelce doing playing for Hungary at the Euros?!" asked a fourth The resemblance is pretty striking - particularly due to the beard and the hair color And at 6-foot-3 he's actually about the same size as Jason (albeit with a little less mass).  But the likelihood that Ádám is some kind of long lost brother or cousin of the Kelces is low. Ádám was born in Hungary in 1994 and started playing at the youth level at age 9 He joined the Hungarian club Vasas as a teenager in 2012 and has played in over 300 games in his home country scoring 108 goals in all competitions.  it'll be interesting to see if the Kelce brothers address the similarity in one of their upcoming podcasts.