The closely-fought contest was brought to a halt for nearly seven minutes midway through the second half as Ferencvaros striker Varga received lengthy treatment on the pitch. Varga, 29, appeared to be knocked unconscious after jarring his neck when his head smacked into the arm of Scotland goalkeeper Gunn as the Tartan Army defended a Hungarian free kick into the penalty box. © Reuters Hungary's players, who looked visibly disturbed after the collision, instantly called for medical support and quickly formed a border around Varga, before venting their frustration at the medics who ambled onto the pitch with a stretcher.
Sheets were held around Varga as he received treatment on the pitch, before he was helped onto a stretcher and carried away to a relieved round of applause from both sets of supporters in the MHPArena. The Hungarian Football Federation have since confirmed to BBC Sport that Vargas is conscious, while they have also taken to social media to provide an update on the striker's situation and condition following the collision. © Reuters A statement posted on X read: "Barnabas Varga's condition is stable.
The Ferencvaros player is currently in one of the hospitals in Stuttgart. We will inform you immediately if there is any news about his status." Varga, a 14-cap Hungary international, was starting his third successive game at Euro 2024 in the match with Scotland and was hoping to score his second goal of the tournament after netting in a 3-1 defeat to Switzerland.
