Scotland fans will expect to be rewarded with a vast improvement from the first match when their team takes on high-flying Switzerland at the Cologne stadium on Wednesday (June 20, 12:30 AM IST).
The Tartan Army were present in massive numbers in Munich last Friday but were left drowning their sorrows as an abject Scotland was thrashed 5-1 by rampant hosts Germany.
Switzerland, on the other hand, defied some negativity heading into the tournament to start with an impressive 3-1 victory over Hungary in Cologne and a similar performance against Scotland would likely seal a last-16 berth.
Scotland coach Steve Clarke in a press conference said, “Switzerland is a big challenge, is very strong through the spine of the team and has good pace up front, so we expect a difficult game.”
Scotland will be without centre-back Ryan Porteous after his red card against Germany meaning a likely start for Grant Hanley .
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Swiss coach Murat Yakin issued a warning to his players and said, “Scotland can play very well. We have a lot of confidence but we think they’ve prepared well for this game, to disrupt us”
PREDICTED LINEUPS
Scotland predicted XI (3-4-2-1-): Gunn, Hendry, Hanley, Tierney, Ralston, Gilmour, McTominay, Robertson, McGinn, Christie, Shankland
Switzerland predicted XI (3-4-3): Sommer, Schär, Akanji, Rodriguez, Widmer, Xhaka, Freuler, Aebischer, Ndoye, Embolo, Vargas