Scotland vs Switzerland – Euro 2024: Live score, team news and updates as Steve Clarke’s men go in search of their first three points
Scottish fans play bagpipes outside Cologne Stadium
And it’s all over in the other Group A game – Germany have BEATEN Hungary 2-0 to qualify for the knockout stages
Germany have secured a place in the last 16 of the Euros with a 2-0 win over Hungary.
Goals in either half from Jamal Musiala and Ilkay Gundogan were the rewards for another convincing performance following their 5-1 demolition of Scotland.
Their dominant display sees them stay top of Group A on six points after two games.
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Germany 2-0 Hungary: Hosts qualify for last 16 of the Euros
Our man on the ground STEPHEN McGOWAN on Scotland’s line-up
No huge surprises in Steve Clarke’s Scotland starting XI. Norwich defenderGrant Hanley comes in for the suspended Ryan Porteous. Brighton’s Billy Gilmour replaces Ryan Christie as Clarke looks to secure more control in midfield.
Switzerland make one change, with Xherdan Shaqiri coming in for Kwadwo Udah, the unlikely goal hero in an impressive 3-1 win over Hungary.
Scotland’s last win in a major tournament group game was 26 years ago….against Switzerland. The goalscorer that night, Ally McCoist, is here on ITV commentary duties.
TEAM NEWS: Shaqiri gets the nod for the Swiss
TEAM NEWS: Billy Gilmour and Grant Hanley START for Scotland
Hopefully Steve Clarke’s men can do better in front of goal this time round
The Tartan Army are taking over Cologne!
Germany currently leading Hungary in the other Group A game
There’s just over 10 minutes to play in that game with Germany currently 2-0 up.
That would see the host nation qualify for the knockout stages as it stands.
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Germany 2-0 Hungary – Euro 2024 Live: Gundogan doubles his side’s lead
And here’s everything you need to know about the Swiss
After making a major impact at Euro 2020, Switzerland will be determined to go even further on this occasion.
In the last edition of the competition, Switzerland showed excellent spirit as they overcame France and made it through to the quarter-finals, where they were beaten on penalties by Spain.
Being placed in the same group as hosts Germany won’t make matters easy for Switzerland this time around, but they will be hopeful that they can finish above Scotland and Hungary.
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EURO 2024 TEAM GUIDE: Switzerland aim to build on Euro 2020 showing
Need a refresher on tonight’s teams? Check out our guide for Scotland here
Scotland are in danger of making this major tournament malarky a regular occurrence after Steve Clarke’s men breezed to qualification for Euro 2024.
Having gone more than two decades without an appearance at either at European Championship or World Cup, the boys in blue recorded back-to-back Euros qualifications courtesy of an eye-catching campaign that included big wins against Spain and Norway.
This time out the target will be a little bit of history, with Scotland having never made the knockout stages of any tournament.
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EURO 2024 TEAM GUIDE – Scotland: Clarke’s men aiming to make history
Good evening everyone!
And welcome to Mail Sport’s live blog for Scotland’s second group game with Switzerland!
Scotland will be desperate to bounce back from that humiliating 5-1 defeat by Germany on the opening day of the tournament but they face no slouches in the Swiss.
Should Steve Clarke’s men tasted defeat again, their hopes of qualifying for the knockouts will be all but over.
Kick-off for this Group A encounter will kick off at 8pm but we’ll take you through all the build up until then so stay tuned.
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