Euro 24: Late winner gives Hungary chance to make last 16

STUTTGART, Germany (AP):

A dramatic stoppage-time goal saw Hungary beat Scotland 1-0 at the European Championship yesterday to wreck their opponents' hopes of reaching the knockout stage of a major tournament for the first time in their history.

Late substitute Kevin Csoboth scored his first international goal in the 10th minute of stoppage time as Hungary secured third spot in Group A, behind first-place Germany and Switzerland.

The match was overshadowed by a serious-looking injury to Barnabas Varga midway through the second half. The Hungary forward was taken to hospital and will likely need an operation after fracturing several bones in his face.

Varga will take no part in the rest of the tournament should Hungary's three points be enough to reach the round of 16 at Euro 2024 as one of the four best third-place teams -- which they might not know until Wednesday when the final round of group games finishes.

"It was terrible. Was a terrible moment to see Barnabas like that," Hungary midfielder Roland Sallai said. "Fortunately, he's in a much better condition ... We cross our fingers for him, that he can return quickly.

"Naturally, it was a terrible incident. Of course, we were fighting for him in the remaining 15-20 minutes, and we would have liked to win for him and we were very happy we could achieve that. And yes, this we dedicate to him."

The whole stadium looked on in concern after Varga collided with Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn. His teammates held up blankets to shield the player as he was tended to by medical staff and both sets of fans applauded when Varga was stretchered off after a delay of around 10 minutes.

Germany topped the group after a late goal saw them rescue a 1-1 draw against Switzerland.

Scotland were eliminated after finishing last in the group, with just one point from a draw against Switzerland. They were humiliated 5-1 by Germany in the Euro 2024 opener.

The Scottish players were furious as they had penalty appeals waved away late on when Stuart Armstrong was sent crashing to the ground by Willi Orban but Argentinian referee Facundo Tello played on.

"100 per cent penalty. Somebody somewhere has to explain to me why that's not a penalty," Scotland coach Steve Clarke said. "It's 100 per cent. And like I say, it's a one-goal game, we get a penalty, can be a different night. I've got other words, but I'm not going to use them."