01.06.2021 18:30 h

Hungary's Szoboszlai misses Euro 2020 with groin injury

Hungary star Dominik Szoboszlai will miss out on Euro 2020 after failing to recover from a groin injury, coach Marco Rossi said Tuesday after announcing the final 26-man tournament squad.

The 20-year-old midfielder, seen as Hungary's best player in decades, was injured soon after moving to German side RB Leipzig in January for 20 million euros, a record fee for a Hungarian player.

Capped 12 times, Szoboszlai was still named in Hungary's provisional 30-man tournament squad despite not yet playing for the Bundesliga runners-up, but failed to prove his fitness.

"He is not in good condition," said Hungary's Italian coach Rossi at the team's training camp near Salzburg in Austria.

"He is not even in a condition to be sent on as a substitute for a few minutes,...it is really painful for me not to be able to play him," he told a press conference.

Szoboszlai's absence is a blow for Group F outsiders Hungary who only qualified for the tournament via the play-offs.

The Magyars play title holders Portugal (June 15) and World Champions France (June 19) in Budapest, and Germany (June 23) in Munich.

Rossi's final 26-man squad also includes Szoboszlai's RB Leipzig teammates Peter Gulacsi and Willi Orban.

Hungary play Euro 2020 warm-up friendlies against Cyprus on Friday and Ireland next Tuesday.