Barnabas Varga, a Hungary striker, is set to have surgery after shattering “multiple bones” in his face in a horrifying incident during his team’s 1-0 victory over Scotland in Euro 2024.
Varga was stretchered off and rushed to the hospital after being hurt in a frightening mid-air collision with Scotland custodian Angus Gunn during the second half in Stuttgart on Sunday.
Hungary’s players soon communicated that he was in trouble, with captain Dominik Szobozslai assisting in bringing on the stretcher while others gathered around their injured teammate.
As medics treated Varga, team-mates held up sheets around him before he was carried off the pitch.
“Multiple bones in Barnabas Varga’s were broken during the collision and he also suffered a concussion,” the Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) wrote on X in the early hours of Monday.
“He will most likely undergo surgery,” it added, with Varga spending the night in a local hospital.
Kevin Csoboth grabbed the winning goal in the 10th minute of stoppage time in the Group A game to keep alive the team’s hopes of making the last 16.
However, the 29-year-old Varga will play no further part in the tournament regardless of whether Hungary progress as one of the four best third-placed teams.
“It was terrible. It was a terrible moment to see Barnabas like that,” said Roland Sallai, who set up Hungary’s last-gasp winner.
“We cross our fingers that he can return quickly.
“We wanted to win for him and we dedicate the win to him.”
