Grant Hanley was Scotland’s main man in their 1-1 draw against Switzerland as he expertly filled in for the suspended Ryan Porteous. The 32-year-old was brought back into the starting XI on Wednesday night for the Group A clash with Watford defender Porteous unavailable due to a suspension for his red card against Germany in...
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UEFA Euro 2024: Key highlights as Switzerland rescue a point against Scotland
After taking the lead in the match through Scott McTominay, Scotland were brought back on level terms by a Xherdan Shaqiri worldie as Switzerland were held to a 1-1 draw by the Scots. Scotland and Switzerland share the spoils in their Group A encounter. (Photo by Craig Williamson/SNS Group via Getty Images) New...
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Tierney ruled out of Scotland vs Hungary with injury
Kieran Tierney has been ruled out of Scotland’s decisive final European Championship group match against Hungary through injury. The 27-year-old defender was forced off in the 61st minute of Wednesday night’s 1-1 draw against Switzerland and replaced by Scott McKenna. That result keeps Scotland’s hopes of progressing through to the round-of-16 stage of the competition...
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Scotland 1-1 Switzerland: Scotland keep Euro 2024 dream alive with point
In the first meeting between the sides since 2006, Scotland and Switzerland served up an entertaining 1-1 draw in Cologne, keeping the Scots hopes of qualification alive. Scotland landed the first blow, as a deflected effort from Scott McTominay sent the travelling supporters wild, as the ball flew past Yann Sommer into the back of...
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Fans spot Baby Reindeer star Richard Gadd in Scotland crowd at Euro 2024 clash
BABY Reindeer fans are convinced they spotted comic Richard Gadd has been spotted in the crowd at Scotland’s clash with Switzerland. The Scots comedian, 35, is rumoured to be among the tens of thousands of fans cheering on the national side in their second group stage match. 5 Fans are convinced they spotted Richard Gadd...
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Scotland 1-1 Switzerland LIVE: Hanley header hits post after Tierney forced off
Scotland 1-1 Switzerland 36′ – Free-kick for Scotland on the edge of the box after a foul by Remo Freuler on Che Adams. Scott McTominay is over it… Scotland 1-1 Switzerland – Chance 33′ – Excellent save by Angus Gunn! Switzerland steam up the pitch and Dan Ndoye cuts in from the left. The goal...
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Shaqiri pips Ronaldo to stunning feat with worldie against Scotland
Xherdan Shaqiri has pipped Cristiano Ronaldo in becoming the first European to score in each of the last six major tournaments. The ex-Liverpool star scored one of the goals of Euro 2024, equalising in emphatic fashion to earn Switzerland a point against Scotland. 4 Shaqiri scored a beauty in Switzerland’s Group A clash against ScotlandCredit:...
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Euro 2024 state of play: Tables, schedule and what you may have missed
Euro 2024 is in full swing and already it has delivered drama, stunning goals and hard-fought matches. The group stage will run until a week today, June 26, when eight of the 24 competing national teams will be eliminated. The top two sides in each of the six groups will advance to the knockout stage,...
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Scotland 1-1 Switzerland – Scotland still alive at Euro 2024 after nerve-wracking draw with Switzerland – Eurosport
Scotland and Switzerland drew 1-1 in Cologne on Wednesday in a chaotic game in Group A of Euro 2024, which saw Scotland keep their hopes of qualification alive. The Scots were a changed side compared to the team that were demolished in Munich five days ago. They opened the scoring after a 10-minute passage that...
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Scotland vs Switzerland – Euro 2024: Tartan Army take on tricky Swiss side
That’s all from Cologne Day six of Euro 2024 is over – but Scotland’s campaign is not. Steve Clarke’s men and the Tartan Army are still dreaming of the knockout stage after a battling 1-1 draw against Switzerland. The Scots’ first point of the Championship has them in third place ahead of Hungary, who they...
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Steve Clarke told to ignore Scotland hero ahead of Switzerland Euro 2024 clash
Scotland manager Steve Clarke has been saddled with a tough selection call ahead of tonight’s clash with Switzerland. After a host of lacklustre individual performances in the 5-1 hammering against Germany last week, does Clarke stick or twist? That question is particularly pressing up top. Southampton’s Che Adams started against the Euro 2024 hosts and...
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Scotland vs Switzerland: Clarke’s men look to reignite Euro 2024 dream
Guten tag, nochmal! Hello – or should that be Hallo? – and welcome back to Sunsport’s live coverage of Scotland’s Euro 2024 adventure. And hopefully that’s the ONLY repeat of last Friday we’ll have today – the introduction. Thanks for joining us again after a BRUTAL night last time out. It really was a mauling...