Barnabas Varga stretchered off after sickening collision with Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn

Scotland’s Euro 2024 match against Hungary was stopped for more than five minutes after a horrible penalty-box collision left Hungarian forward Barnabas Varga in need of serious medical treatment.

Varga was involved in a sickening collision in the penalty area as two Scotland players challenged to clear a free-kick that had been delivered into the box.

Hungary’s players instantly called for medical support after the collision, with their players and substitutes gesturing for medics to help.

Many of the Hungary players were furious about the lack of speed shown by medics, with some of them grabbing the stretcher themselves and sprinting with it to the penalty area.

The incident came after almost 70 minutes of action in a tense game between two sides who both needed to win to stand any realistic chance of progressing into the knockout stages.

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