Match of the Day Season 2016 Episode 47 - MOTD Live: Iceland v Hungary

Airdate: 2016-Jun-18

Episode summary:

Mark Chapman introduces live coverage of the Euro 2016 group game between Iceland and Hungary at the iconic Stade Velodrome in Marseille.With a population of just 330,000, Iceland is the smallest country to have qualified for a European Championship or World Cup. But they were hugely impressive in qualifying, beating the Netherlands home and away and also defeating the Czech Republic and Turkey.Hungary were once one of European football's heavyweights - the ‘Magical Magyars' that famously taught England a football lesson at Wembley in 1953, and they were World Cup finalists in 1938 and 1954. Though unfancied this summer, they will be hoping to recapture past glories.John Hartson is amongst the studio guests, while commentary comes from Steve Wilson and Robbie Savage.

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