Hungary at the UEFA European Championship

As of 2024, Hungary have appeared in five UEFA European Championships. At the 1964 European Nations' Cup, they finished third after winning their play-off against Denmark, and at Euro 1972 they placed fourth.

In the 2016 edition, Hungary finished in the round of 16, after winning the group. This was their best result in nearly four decades. They qualified again for Euro 2020 and were one of the eleven chosen host countries, but were eliminated in the group stage.

1964 European Nations' Cup

Main article: 1964 European Nations' Cup

Final tournament

Main article: 1964 European Nations' Cup final tournament

Semi-finals

17 June 1964 (1964-06-17)

20:00

Spain	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Hungary
Pereda 35' Amancio 112'	Report	Bene 84'

Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

Attendance: 34,713

Referee: Arthur Blavier (Belgium)

Third place play-off

20 June 1964 (1964-06-20)

20:30

Hungary	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Denmark
Bene 11' Novák 107' (pen.), 110'	Report	Bertelsen 82'

Camp Nou, Barcelona

Attendance: 3,869

Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)

Euro 1972

Main article: UEFA Euro 1972

Final tournament

Main article: UEFA Euro 1972 final tournament

Semi-finals

14 June 1972 (1972-06-14)

20:00

Hungary	0–1	Soviet Union
	Report	Konkov 53'

Stade Émile Versé, Brussels

Attendance: 1,659

Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)

Third place play-off

17 June 1972 (1972-06-17)

20:00

Hungary	1–2	Belgium
Kű 53' (pen.)	Report	Lambert 24' Van Himst 28'

Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège

Attendance: 6,184

Referee: Johan Einar Boström (Sweden)

Euro 2016

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2	5[a]	Advance to knockout stage
2	Iceland	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5[a]
3	Portugal	3	0	3	0	4	4	0	3
4	Austria	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head result (Iceland 1–1 Hungary). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

14 June 2016 (2016-06-14)

18:00

Austria	0–2	Hungary
	Report	Szalai 62' Stieber 87'

Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux

Attendance: 34,424^[1]

Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

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18 June 2016 (2016-06-18)

18:00

Iceland	1–1	Hungary
G. Sigurðsson 40' (pen.)	Report	Sævarsson 88' (o.g.)

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Attendance: 60,842^[2]

Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

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22 June 2016 (2016-06-22)

18:00

Hungary	3–3	Portugal
Gera 19' Dzsudzsák 47', 55'	Report	Nani 42' Ronaldo 50', 62'

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 55,514^[3]

Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout stage

Round of 16

26 June 2016 (2016-06-26)

21:00

Hungary	0–4	Belgium
	Report	Alderweireld 10' Batshuayi 78' Hazard 80' Carrasco 90+1'

Stadium Municipal, Toulouse

Attendance: 28,921^[4]

Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Euro 2020

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	Germany (H)	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	4[a]
3	Portugal	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4[a]
4	Hungary (H)	3	0	2	1	3	6	−3	2

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–4 Germany.

15 June 2021 (2021-06-15)

18:00

Hungary	0–3	Portugal
	Report	Guerreiro 84' Ronaldo 87' (pen.), 90+2'

Puskás Aréna, Budapest

Attendance: 55,662^[5]

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

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19 June 2021 (2021-06-19)

15:00

Hungary	1–1	France
Fiola 45+2'	Report	Griezmann 66'

Puskás Aréna, Budapest

Attendance: 55,998^[6]

Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

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23 June 2021 (2021-06-23)

21:00

Germany	2–2	Hungary
Havertz 66' Goretzka 84'	Report	Ád. Szalai 11' Schäfer 68'

Allianz Arena, Munich

Attendance: 12,413^[7]

Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Euro 2024

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany (H)	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Switzerland	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5
3	Hungary	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
4	Scotland	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1

Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts

15 June 2024 (2024-06-15)

15:00

Hungary	1–3	Switzerland
Varga 66'	Report	Duah 12' Aebischer 45' Embolo 90+3'

RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Attendance: 41,676^[8]

Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

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19 June 2024 (2024-06-19)

18:00

Germany	2–0	Hungary
Musiala 22' Gündoğan 67'	Report

MHPArena, Stuttgart

Attendance: 54,000^[9]

Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

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23 June 2024 (2024-06-23)

21:00

Scotland	0–1	Hungary
	Report	Csoboth 90+10'

MHPArena, Stuttgart

Attendance: 54,000^[10]

Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4[a]	Advance to knockout stage
2	F	Georgia	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4[a]
3	E	Slovakia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	C	Slovenia	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
5	A	Hungary	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
6	B	Croatia	3	0	2	1	3	6	−3	2

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking (or drawing of lots, if hosts Germany had been involved in the tiebreaker).^[12]
Notes:

1. Disciplinary points: Netherlands −2, Georgia −6.^[11]

Overall record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

UEFA European Championship record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960	Did not qualify								FR	2	0	0	2	1	4
1964	Third place	3rd	2	1	0	1	4	3	QF	6	4	2	0	14	8
1968	Did not qualify								QF	8	5	1	2	17	8
1972	Fourth place	4th	2	0	0	2	1	3	QF	9	5	3	1	17	9
1976	Did not qualify								2nd	6	3	1	2	15	8
1980									2nd	6	2	2	2	9	9
1984									4th	8	3	1	4	18	17
1988									3rd	8	4	0	4	13	11
1992									4th	8	2	4	2	10	9
1996									4th	8	2	2	4	7	13
2000									4th	10	3	3	4	14	10
2004									4th	8	3	2	3	15	9
2008									6th	12	4	0	8	11	22
2012									3rd	10	6	1	3	22	14
2016	Round of 16	13th	4	1	2	1	6	8	3rd (PO winners)	12	6	4	2	14	10
2020	Group stage	20th	3	0	2	1	3	6	4th (PO winners)	10	6	0	4	13	13
2024	Group stage	18th	3	1	0	2	2	5	1st	8	5	3	0	16	7
2028	To be determined								To be determined
2032
Total	Third place	5/17	14	3	4	7	16	25	Total	139	63	29	47	226	181

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

**Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

Head-to-head record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Austria	1	1	0	0	2	0
Belgium	2	0	0	2	1	6
Denmark	1	1	0	0	3	1
France	1	0	1	0	1	1
Germany	2	0	1	1	2	4
Iceland	1	0	1	0	1	1
Portugal	2	0	1	1	3	6
Scotland	1	1	0	0	1	0
Soviet Union	1	0	0	1	0	1
Spain	1	0	0	1	1	2
Switzerland	1	0	0	1	1	3
Total	14	3	4	7	16	25

See also

• Hungary at the FIFA World Cup