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VIDEO : Barnabas Varga stretchered off-pitch with screens up as Dominik Szoboszlai & Hungary players left in tears after horror incident in Euro 2024 game against Scotland
Scotland and Hungary’s final Group A match on Sunday is effectively a knockout tie, with both teams needing a win to have any chance of reaching the next stage of Euro 2024.
In the 69th minute of the match, Dominik Szoboszlai whipped in a freekick which Scotland’s keeper Angus Gunn came out to punch away.
Gunn came out and collided with Barnabas Varga who stayed down, with physios racing on and players forming a wall around him in the six-yard area. The staff proceeded to put a cloth around the player while he was receiving medical attention.
After a long delay, Varga was then stretchered off the pitch by the medical staff. VAR checks were conducted but no penalty was awarded to Hungary after the incident.
Barnabas Varga was stretchered off the pitch with screens up in hugely worrying scenes during Hungary’s Euro 2024 clash with Hungary.
WHAT HAPPENED?Varga went down after appearing to collide with Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn as they both tried to reach a free-kick delivery into the box, and Hungary’s players immediately called for him to receive medical attention. The game was stopped for several minutes before the Hungary forward was stretchered out of the stadium with screens protecting him, with no word yet on his condition.
HUNGARY REACTIONA number of Hungary players were reduced to tears, including Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, as the medical team eventually came to the aid of Varga on the pitch. Protective screens went up around Varga and TV cameras panned away from the box as fears began to grow for the well-being of the Hungary forward, who plays his club football for Ferencvaros.
VARGA’S HUNGARY CAREERVarga made his debut for the Hungary senior team in March 2023, and has since earned 13 caps for his country. The 29-year-old has also scored seven goals at international level, with the whole football world now praying for his swift recovery.
WHAT’S NEXT?Hungary went on to win the game against Scotland 1-0 thanks to a dramatic stoppage-time winner from Kevin Csoboth. The final result saw Scotland eliminated from Euro 2024, while Hungary could still qualify for the round of 16 as one of the best third-placed teams.
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