Steve Clarke’s squad were battling to stay in the tournament in Germany and aiming to reach the knock-out stage of a major competition for the first time.
Hungary have knocked Scotland out with a late goal in a crunch Euro 2024 group match that was almost overshadowed by a serious injury.
Kevin Csoboth scored after Hungary broke quickly in the final minutes to end Scotland’s dreams of making the knock-out stages.
Earlier, there was concern throughout the stadium when Barnabas Varga went down in the Scotland penalty area after a clash with Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn in the second half.
Hungary’s players quickly surrounded their team-mate and a large screen was brought out to provide some privacy as medical staff treated him.
Players on both sides were seen with their heads in their hands, sparking memories of Christian Eriksen’s cardiac arrest at the last Euros tournament in 2021.
Varga, a forward, was stretchered off to warm applause from all sides of the stadium, with his colleagues continuing to surround him, while holding up the screen.
A statement from the Hungarian Football Federation later 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.”
And Hungary head coach Marco Rossi added after the match Varga would be “okay” but may need an operation on his cheekbone.
Soon after, Scotland thought they had a penalty when substitute Stuart Armstrong was brought down in the penalty area, but the referee waved away their appeals.
Scotland captain Andy Robertson said they were caught by a “sucker punch” at the end of the game in Stuttgart.
Speaking to the BBC after the match, Robertson said they “gave it everything” and “it could’ve gone either way”.
Source: https://news.sky.com/story/hungary-put-scotland-out-of-euro-2024-with-late-goal-13157680
