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Hungarian assistant national coach Ádám Szalai, who was taken to hospital on Saturday evening during the match against the Dutch team (4-0), suffered an epileptic attack.
The unwell former international was quickly surrounded by a hedge of players and staff from both countries, was treated for about ten minutes and eventually conscious and taken to hospital for further treatment.
“You see someone lying down and shaking…”, Dutch captain Virgil van Dijk said about the moment after the match. “Then football is not important for a while,” national coach Ronald Koeman added.
With some trepidation, the match was resumed after consultation with the Hungarian players. Just before midnight, 36-year-old Szalai made himself heard on social media. His condition appeared to be stable.
“Thank you for the many messages. I’m doing well,” he wrote in Hungarian on his Instagram.
Koopmeiners is not training
Teun Koopmeiners did not train with the Dutch team a day after the victory over Hungary. The midfielder, who scored the last goal with his head, has minor complaints.
All other substitutes and reserves appeared on the field in Zeist. It is customary for the basic players to do recovery training indoors the day after a match.
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