Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka has said that his team's performance at Euro 2020 has given them confidence that they can make a serious impression in this summer's European Championship.

Nicknamed A-Team, Switzerland reached the quarter finals of Euro 2020, which proved to be their best-ever showing in the tournament, famously overcoming France in the round-of-16.

At Euro 2024, Murat Yakin's side will play in Group A alongside Hungary, Germany and Scotland, with their tournament opener coming against the former on Saturday.

Xhaka has said that there is huge confidence in the Switzerland camp ahead of the competition, with the Bayern Leverkusen midfielder expecting his country to make their mark this summer.

"It felt like recognition for us (reaching the quarter finals of Euro 2020), for the staff, but also for the whole of Switzerland. The (round-of-16) match against France has entered into the history books already," Xhaka told Uefa's official website.

"We will always remember that game. If we had had a little better luck, we maybe could have knocked out Spain (in the quarter-finals, where Switzerland lost out on penalties).

"Unfortunately, during the penalty shoot-out, we didn't have luck on our side. It showed once again that we are a good team and that together we can achieve something. That's our intention now for the tournament in Germany as well, and we will give our all in order to make history again."

It has been 86 years since the two teams last met at a major tournament, Hungary winning 2-0 at the 1938 World Cup. However, recent encounters have favoured Switzerland: The Swiss have won six of their last nine games against Hungary, though these countries have not faced off since the European Qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup when Switzerland prevailed 5-3 at home and 3-2 away.

Featuring at their third straight Euro, Hungary are a growing force in European football, Italian coach Marco Rossi benefiting from the class of 23-year-old captain Dominik Szoboszlai in the midfield and the steady presence of Leipzig's Peter Gulacsi in goal. Szoboszlai will be the youngest player to lead a side at a European Championship.

Szoboszlai was injured before Euro 2020 and spoke on Wednesday of his anguish in missing out on matches against heavyweights France and Germany that ended in draws and an early exit, fuelling his determination to help Hungary return stronger.

“We want to go as far as possible ... the team unity is really good, everyone has to go into the tournament with nothing to lose,” he said.

“If we go into it with the right attitude, we can really achieve something great.”

Switzerland enter the tournament off the back of a 1-1 draw with Austria in a friendly on June 8, and they are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions, conceding one goal in the process.

"Being on the national team, and leading it as captain, is a source of pride for me. But still, neither of those things (by themselves) are of any use to me: I am a very ambitious person, I want to be successful. I want to lead the team to make history again in Germany, so that this team is remembered," Xhaka said.