HUNGARY STAR BARNABAS VARGA PICTURED IN HOSPITAL AFTER HORROR COLLISION AT EURO 2024

 Hungary forward Barnabas Varga has been visited by manager Marco Rossi and his team-mates in hospital, after he was stretchered off against Scotland with a fractured cheek.

Hungary's head coach, Marco Rossi, his staff and player Endre Botka have visited Barnabas Varga in the hospital to offer their support.

Varga copped a nasty collision with Scotland's goalie Angus Gunn during their Euro 2024 group game clincher. He was knocked out cold and gotrushed to the hospital, waking up to a busted cheek.

He is now able to take guests, and has been pictured smiling from his hospital bed, flashing a grin and thumbs-up. Rossi and the squad, along with the medical heroes treating him, are all seen beaming around his bed.

The Hungary FA dropped a line saying: "Led by Marco Rossi, some members of the professional staff and Endre Botka, representing the players, visited Barnabas Varga in Klinikum Stuttgart. The visitors interpreted the wishes of the whole team for the player."

Varga's gone under the knife to fix his injured face. His pals flipped him into the recovery pose before skipper Dominik Szoboszlai and the med team shuffled in a stretcher, reports the Mirror.

The Hungary players threw up a human shield and sheets up on the pitch to keep it all private.

After some claps from the crowd, he scooted off to get patched up in Stuttgart. Come Monday, the Hungary FA said Varga had clocked some proper gnarly face damage and a scrambled noggin.

"Several bones in Barnabas Varga's face were broken during the collision during the match, and he also suffered a concussion," they said in a statement. "The Ferencvaros striker is most likely to undergo surgery. He spends the night in the hospital in Stuttgart. The whole team is rooting for him! ".

- Harry Thompson 

EURO 2024: SZOBOSZLAI LAMENTS MEDICS' SPEED ON VARGA INJURY

Dominik Szoboszlai argued with medical staff to move faster after the injury. James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images

 Hungary captain Dominik Szoboszlai has criticised medical staff for their slow response to his teammate Barnabás Varga's nasty collision during Sunday's 1-0 Euro 2024 win over Scotland in Stuttgart.

Szoboszlai was among Hungarian players waving frantically for help as Varga, who fractured several bones in his face, lay motionless on the ground after a collision with Scottish goalkeeper Angus Gunn 68 minutes into the game.

When help finally arrived, Szoboszlai was seen grabbing the stretcher to try to hurry the medics along.

Varga was wheeled away for treatment, concealed behind a large brown cover held by officials.

"I don't understand this kind of protocol, why the medical staff don't rush in at this time?" Szoboszlai told Hungarian reporters.

"This question remains for everyone, so I hope that everyone can save a few seconds and save a life," Szoboszlai, who was briefly in tears over the collision, said.

"I hope we will never have to experience this again ... something needs to be done."

UEFA issued a statement on Monday, insisting there was "no delay" in getting treatment to Varga.

The statement added that the pitchside emergency team "arrived with the stretcher as soon as their intervention was requested by the medics to evacuate the player for his immediate transfer to hospital."

Coach Marco Rossi confirmed Varga regained consciousness before leaving the field and was taken to hospital where his condition was stable.

Hungary must wait for the outcome of other group matches to see if they will advance to the next round as one of four best third-place finishers.

The Varga incident seemed to spur Hungary on after what had been a dismal game with few chances, Szoboszlai's team stepping up a gear with a flurry of late opportunities that led to Kevin Csoboth's breakaway goal in the 100th minute after a lengthy period of stoppage time.

Szoboszlai celebrated the victory by wearing Varga's spare shirt turned back to front.

- Reuters