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'Free and liberated' Hungary happy to play underdog role

By Ed Dove
Football Soccer - EURO 2016 - Hungary News Conference - Stadium Municipal - Toulouse, France 25/6/16 Hungary's coach Bernd Storck attends a news conference REUTERS/UEFA/Handout via REUTERS

TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - Hungary, one of the surprises teams of Euro 2016, are happy to play the role of underdogs ahead of their round of 16 clash with touted Belgium in Toulouse on Sunday.

Hungary midfielder Zoltan Gera says the pressure will be on Belgium to live up to pre-tournament expectations while his team begin the knockout stage feeling "free and liberated".

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