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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ewan Murray at Stuttgart Arena

Hungary dedicate victory to ‘stable’ Barnabas Varga after collision

Players and stewards hold sheeting to cover Barnabas Varga
Players and stewards hold sheeting to cover Barnabas Varga. Photograph: Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images

Hungary dedicated what could be a crucial win over Scotland to Barnabas Varga after the Ferencvaros player was taken off on a stretcher and taken to hospital. He had been left motionless on the pitch after leaping to meet a Dominik Szobozslai free-kick in the 71st minute.

While receiving treatment on the pitch and being taken from the field of play on a stretcher, Varga had sheeting placed around him. A statement from the Hungarian Football Federation said Varga was “stable” in a Stuttgart hospital. He was understood to have been unconscious on the field and will undergo surgery on a fractured cheekbone.

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