Germany v Hungary: Hosts bank on wing wizardry of Wirtz and Musiala at Euro 2024

There are few nations as fond of compound words as Germany, but it remains to be seen if their latest creation will catch on.

In the hours after the Euro 2024 hosts had demolished Scotland 5-1 in the tournament's opening game, the term “Wusiala” was coined on social media to describe the stunning double threat of wingers Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz, both 21, who had run amok at the Allianz Arena.

“I have no problem with it,” grinned Musiala, when the term was put to him ahead of Wednesday night's second Group A game, against Hungary at the Stuttgart Arena.

The Hungarians will no doubt be hatching a plan to try and contain the dynamic young duo, both of whom found the back of the net against the Scots. It was the first time two players aged 21 or under had scored for the same team in a European Championship game.

Musiala and Wirtz are already well known to German fans but nothing can enhance reputations like major tournament football − especially to a mainstream audience – and the wingers look set to be the faces of the national team for a generation to come.

One player from the previous era, Toni Kroos, backed the pair to continue tormenting defences. “They are players that you always have a bit of doubt about as a defender,” said the 34-year-old midfielder, who came out of international retirement for this tournament after a personal plea from manager Julian Nagelsmann.

“Should I go for them or not? If I go for them, there's always the danger they'll skip past me and I'll be standing there but the player is not.”

The Stuttgart-born Musiala grew up in England and spent time in the youth sections of both Fulham and Chelsea before choosing to represent Germany after signing with Bayern.

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