Hungary had faint hopes of progression had they won this game. The teams looked destined to play out a mutually unsatisfactory, ragged scoreless draw until Hungary's Kevin Csoboth notched a 100th minute winner. Neither team had deserved a place in the last 16 of Euro 2024 based on this.
Scotland huffed and puffed. Hungary's play generally broke down 25 yards from goal. Steve Clarke and the Tartan Army will be wounded by what transpired here but the harsh reality is over the course of three games they have looked short. Scotland are out of the Euros, a point feeling scant reward for weeks of effort. Steve Clarke and the Tartan Army will be wounded by what transpired here but the harsh reality is over the course of three games they have looked short.
This match, however, may become remembered for the scenes involving Hungary's Barnabas Varga. The forward was in obvious distress and was treated on the field with sheeting around him after taking a bad fall when trying to meet a cross in the 71st minute.
Varga landed horribly. The incident dulled the atmosphere in the closing stages. He was seen in the recovery position as he exited the field. No. update on his condition was quickly available.
It is always easy to overegg these occasions on the basis of recency bias. Yet this felt a genuinely significant moment for Scottish football. This Scotland setup has captured hearts and minds. It has raised the bar. Now it had to deliver.
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