Sporting Kansas City forward Krisztian Nemeth and the Hungary Men’s National Team learned their group stage opponents for UEFA Euro 2016 during the competition’s official draw on Saturday in Paris.
The Magyars, making their first appearance in the European Championship since 1972, were placed in Group F alongside Portugal, Austria and Iceland.
All 51 matches of next summer’s tournament in France will be televised live in the United States on ESPN’s family of networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3.com, ESPN Deportes) between June 10 and July 10. Ranked 20th in the latest FIFA rankings, Hungary will play Austria (No. 10) on June 14, Iceland (No. 36) on June 18 and Portugal (No. 7) on June 22.
HUNGARY'S EURO 2016 GROUP F SCHEDULE
<strong>Date</strong> |
<strong>Opponent</strong> |
<strong>Time (CT)</strong> |
<strong>Venue</strong> |
June 14 |
Austria |
11 a.m. |
Matmut Atlantique<br>
(Bordeaux) |
June 18 |
Iceland |
11 a.m. |
Stade Velodrome<br>
(Marseille) |
June 22 |
Portugal |
11 a.m. |
Stade des Lumieres<br>
(Lyon) |
Saturday’s draw split the 24 competing nations into six groups of four teams. The top two in each group will advance to the Round of 16, as will the top four third-place finishers based on points. The tournament kicks off with hosts France facing Romania on June 10 at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, while the final will be played on July 10 at the same venue.
Nemeth has earned 23 caps and scored three goals since debuting for Hungary in 2010. Eight of those appearances came in 2015, including a two-goal salvo against Greece in a Euro 2016 qualifier on Oct. 11.
In his first season with Sporting Kansas City, Nemeth recorded 16 goals and seven assists in all competitions—the most combined goals and assists by a newcomer since 1996. He was named Major League Soccer’s Player of the Month in May and won the AT&T Goal of the Year award for his stunning solo run and finish against the Portland Timbers on Oct. 3.
