Netherlands striker Wout Weghorst has been slammed for his knee-slide after scoring a penalty in the wake of Hungary coach Adam Szalai's collapse.

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• Weghorst netted first-half penalty
• Spot-kick given moments after Szalai collapses
• Hungary coach taken to hospital

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Hungary's clash with the Netherlands was suspended after their coach Adam Szalai collapsed on the bench. The Hungarian staff, and players on the pitch, immediately rushed to his aid and the fixture was paused so he could receive treatment. Having done so – he was transported to a hospital in Amsterdam and is in a stable condition – VAR reviewed the previous passage of play and the Netherlands were awarded a penalty. Wout Weghorst stepped up to take it, scored, and celebrated with a knee slide, drawing widespread condemnation given the events that had transpired mere minutes prior.

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  WHAT RAFAEL VAN DER VAART SAID

  Rafael van der Vaart, a Netherlands legend who won 109 caps for his country and now works as a pundit, slammed the former Manchester United striker, who now plays for Ajax. He said: "When you score and cheer like that… it gives me a stomach ache. A little subdued would have been appropriate."

• WHAT FANS HAVE SAID

  @HungarianFooty said: "Also, Weghorst celebrating like that scoring a penalty after what just happened on our bench, totally classless and disrespectful. Shame on him."

  @Britishblackman wrote: "Wout Weghorst, congratulations on your goal, but you've just been awarded a dodgy VAR penalty after a long delay for a medical emergency on the Hungary bench and you are wildly celebrating. Read the 'room'."

  @Sheldoo06 said: "Weghorst should be ashamed of himself for that celebration."

  @Teaandchips added: "Weghorst is a really unlikeable pr*ck btw. Celebrating like that after a medical emergency is really classless."

  @HungarianScout said: "Everyone please pray for Adam Szalai. Also Wout Weghorst is still the d*ckhead he has always been for celebrating this way in such a situation, literally seconds later. Pretty disgusting honestly."

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  WHAT NEXT?

  The Netherlands face Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday. Weghorst will likely be in action once more.