Day: March 27, 2026

Roy Hodgson was last in-charge of Crystal Palace, led Inter Milan to the UEFA Cup final in 1996-97 and took Fulham to the Europa League final in 2009-10.

Medical staff treated Szmodics on the ground for several minutes before he was moved onto a stretcher with support for his head and neck and reportedly taken to a hospital.

The 23-year-old has only made one appearance for the World Cup holders but was expected to play in Friday’s friendly against Mauritius.

Hosts New Zealand was beaten 2-0 while World Cup debutant Cape Verde went down 4-2 and had a player sent off. China beat Curacao 2-0.

Neymar was left out after the 34-year-old missed a recent Santos FC match with muscle fatigue.