Hungary's Victory Marred by Serious Injury to Barnabás Varga

Hungary forward Barnabás Varga was hospitalized in stable condition after suffering a serious-looking injury during his team's final group match at the European Championship on Sunday.

The Group A match against Scotland was paused for nearly 10 minutes as Varga received medical attention following a collision with opposing goalkeeper Angus Gunn.

Varga's teammates held up blankets to shield him from view while medical staff attended to him, and both sets of fans applauded as he was stretchered off the field.

"Barnabás Varga's condition is stable!" the Hungarian soccer federation announced on X, formerly Twitter, after the match. "The Ferencváros player is currently in one of the hospitals in Stuttgart! We will inform you immediately if there is any news about his status!"

"It was terrible. It was a terrible moment to see Barnabás like that," Hungary midfielder Roland Sallai said. "Fortunately, he's in a much better condition. We cross our fingers for him, that he can return quickly. Naturally, it was a terrible incident. Of course, we were fighting for him in the remaining 15-20 minutes, and we would have liked to win for him and we were very happy we could achieve that. And yes, this we dedicate to him."

Hungary clinched a 1-0 victory with a dramatic stoppage-time goal from substitute Kevin Csoboth, keeping their hopes of advancing to the round of 16 alive.

Unfortunately, Scotland was eliminated from the tournament.

Csoboth's late goal, his first at the international level, came in the 10th minute of stoppage time, securing Hungary third place in Group A behind Germany and Switzerland.

Should Hungary's three points be sufficient to qualify them for the round of 16 as one of the four best third-place teams, Varga will not participate further in the tournament, which will be determined after the final round of group games concludes on Wednesday.

Germany topped the group after salvaging a 1-1 draw against Switzerland with a late goal. Scotland, finishing last in the group with just one point from a draw against Switzerland, faced elimination.

They were previously humiliated 5-1 by Germany in the Euro 2024 opener.

The Scottish players were furious when their late penalty appeals were dismissed after Willi Orbán brought down Stuart Armstrong, but Argentinian referee Facundo Tello allowed play to continue.

"100% penalty. Somebody somewhere has to explain to me why that's not a penalty," Scotland coach Steve Clarke said. "It's 100%. And like I say, it's a one-goal game, we get a penalty, it can be a different night. I've got other words, but I'm not going to use them. European competition might have been better to have a European referee, but we had European VAR. And maybe the referee didn't see the challenge clearly on the pitch so what's the purpose of the VAR if they're not going to come in on something like that? It was a penalty."

Despite both teams needing a win in Stuttgart, scoring opportunities were limited. Scotland dominated possession but struggled to break down Hungary's defence.

In a chaotic 10 minutes of stoppage time, both goalkeepers made crucial saves before Csoboth secured the win.

He started the counterattack and, with Scotland outnumbered, passed to an unmarked Roland Sallai before receiving the return pass and slotting the ball into the near corner, sparking wild celebrations among Hungarian players and fans.

The Scottish players were left devastated, collapsing to the ground in disappointment.

"Tonight and for a long time we have to get over this," Scotland captain Andy Robertson told the BBC. "It's a tough one. It's devastating. All the lads are absolutely gutted. I will say thank you to all the supporters; sorry for letting you all down."