STUTTGART, Germany : Hungary's forward Barnabas Varga had successful surgery on Monday after suffering a facial fracture in Sunday's 1-0 win over Scotland at Euro 2024.
The 29-year-old suffered the injury when he clashed with Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn in the box after 68 minutes and appeared to be knocked out, needing urgent medical attention.
He was taken to hospital and was in a stable condition before his surgery on Monday. "According to the information of the institution's doctors specialising in facial injuries, the intervention was uncomplicated, so the attacker ...
can leave the hospital on Wednesday," the Hungarian football federation said on X.Varga's girlfriend shared a picture of her holding his hand in hospital with the message: "Thank you for the kind, supportive messages.