HUNGARY coach Adam Szalai is in a stable condition after being taken ill during the Nations League loss to the Netherlands, the country’s football federation has said.

The Group A3 encounter in Amsterdam was halted for more than 10 minutes early in the game after Szalai was taken ill, with a medical tent erected around the dugout before the 36-year-old was taken to hospital in an ambulance.

The Hungarian Football Federation said on Saturday night that Szalai was “stable and he is conscious” and on Sunday the former Hungary striker posted a positive message on Facebook.

Szalai said: “Thanks for the lots of messages, I’m doing well.”

Hungary’s players were visibly shaken by the incident and captain, Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai was in tears on the pitch.

Szalai, who scored 26 goals in 86 appearances for Hungary before retiring as a player in 2022, joined Hungary’s coaching staff under head coach Marco Rossi in October.

Soon after the match had restarted, Hungary fell behind to suffer a 4-0 defeat against the Netherlands.

Wout Weghorst and Cody Gakpo both scored from the penalty spot in the first half for the Oranje.

Denzel Dumfries and Teun Koopmeiners both struck after the break as the Netherlands sealed a spot in the quarter-finals of the competition ahead of tomorrow’s meeting with already relegated Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Netherlands are second in Group A3, five points behind Germany, who recorded their largest Nations League victory with a 7-0 victory over Bosnia.

Jamal Musiala struck early on before Tim Kleindienst and Kai Havertz added first-half goals.

Florian Wirtz scored a stunning free-kick after the break before tapping in a second, substitute Leroy Sane got in on the act and Kleindienst scored again to round off a dominant display.