At the end, a huge relief. A goal in added time from Niclas Füllkrug allowed Germany to snatch a draw (1-1) against Switzerland on Sunday in Frankfurt and save first place in their group.

Switzerland, which still led until the 93rd minute of the match, nevertheless qualifies for the 1/8 finals of Euro 2024, where it could meet Italy.

The scenario is cruel for the Nati which had until then executed a plan without a hitch, plunging an entire country into an abyss of perplexity.

But it is believed that Julian Nagelsmann’s players are too keen to repeat, in 2024, their summer fairy tale of 2006 during which Germany reached the semi-finals and third place in ” his » World Cup at home.

While the German coach had, for the third time in three matches, brought back the same starting eleven which seemed blunted and powerless against the solid Swiss defence embodied by Manuel Akanji, salvation came from the Mannschaft bench.

Regulation time had been over for two minutes when David Baum placed the ball between the Swiss central defenders on the head of Niclas Füllkrug, who had also come on, who rose above everyone to beat a helpless Yann Sommer (1-1, 93rd).

However, everything seemed to have fallen apart for Germany in less than twenty minutes.

Twenty minutes of absence: between a goal disallowed for Robert Andrich and a yellow card received by Jonathan Tah for a foul on Breel Embolo, Mannshaft was surprised by striker Dan Ndoye.

In the 18th minute, the Germans, carried by an entire people during “their” Euro, initially thought they would see their domination at the start of the match rewarded by a goal from Robert Andrich.

Served by Florian Wirtz, his club teammate, the shot, from the edge of the area of ​​the Bayer Leverkusen midfielder surprised Yann Sommer, the Swiss goalkeeper, with a capricious rebound.

But after resorting to video assistance, the German goal was canceled due to a prior foul by Jamal Musiala on Michel Aebischer who had repelled a first offensive attack in his area.

Ten minutes later, on a counter initiated by Rennais Fabien Rieder, Dan Ndoye took advantage of a cross from Remo Freuler to beat Jonathan Tah and deceive Manuel Neuer (1-0, 28th).

The Bologna striker could have scored a double, two minutes later, by getting the better of Antonio Rudiger this time, when his cross shot from the left narrowly grazed Neuer’s post which seemed beaten.

The Germans therefore ended these twenty apathetic minutes with the yellow card of Tah, under suspension and who will miss his team’s round of 16.

They were heading for a first defeat in eight games when Fullkrug finally emerged.

This is a warning of no consequence. For now.

Hungary beat Scotland at the end of added time (1-0), Sunday in Stuttgart, and retains the hope of qualifying for the round of 16 of Euro 2024, by finishing among the best thirds in the phase of groups.

Beyond the result and its consequences, perhaps fortunate for the Hungarians, the meeting was marked by the exit on a stretcher and in a very worrying state of the Hungarian Barnabas Varga, after an aerial collision in the 68th minute. From a Hungarian free kick in the 68th minute, the 29-year-old landed violently on the back of his neck and was immediately put into a side safety position by his teammates as he appeared unable to move.

After a few seconds of hesitation, the emergency services finally intervened to evacuate him from the field to applause, after his partners, very touched by the scene, formed a circle around him by unrolling a brown sheet.

After this incident, the Hungarians were nevertheless able to remobilize and threw their last strength into the battle, creating several chances, one of which ended up on the post, after a slightly too cross shot from Kevin Csoboth.

But it was this same Csoboth who managed to free the Magyars, victoriously taking a back pass on a final counter-attack concluded in the 10th minute of stoppage time.

This victory gives them 3 points and allows them to dream of the round of 16, which the Scots, last in group A, will not see, still unable to reach this stage of an international competition.