JAKARTA - The Scottish national team (Timnas) were in a nightmare when they were about to play their second match in the Euro 2024 group stage against Switzerland.
The second match of Group A will take place at the RheinEnergie Stadium, Khol, Germany, Thursday, June 20 at 02.00 WIB. The fate of the Scottish national team is likely to be very difficult.
The squad nicknamed the Tartan Troops started this tournament with so bad results. They lost 1-5 against the German home team when they appeared in the first match of the tournament at the Allianz Arena.
It was the toughest opening defeat ever in the history of the men's team's Euro. Results that made them have to work harder to get through the knockout stages of this quadrennial event.
Steve Clarke's side actually came to this event as runners up in qualifying Group A. However, the record was dim instantly when they had the honor of playing the opening match.
Apart from being a victim of the biggest victory in Euro history, the results against Germany also made Scotland still have to look for their first win at the Euros since the turn of the millennials.
Clarke's men are currently only securing one win in their last 10 games in all competitions. Those statistics make them completely unseeded when they meet Switzerland later.
The defeat against Germany will automatically eliminate Scotland from the top two of the final standings if a similar fate occurs versus Rossocrociati later. If so, the results of Germany and Hungary have no impact.
If so, they hope for the knockout stages as the best third-placed team. However, this opportunity was rather difficult after seeing their performance in the first match.
On the other hand, Switzerland currently fills second place in the group standings. They in the inaugural match were able to secure three points after beating Hungary with a final score of 3-1.
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These results can give an idea that Switzerland is favorited against Scotland later. Moreover, this team has lost only once to their last 15 matches.
In addition, they also won three of their last four matches. This result clearly gives Rossocrociati a strong foundation when they met Scotland, which they have not seen since their 3-1 win in the 2006 test match.
Formation Estimated
Scotland (3-4-2-1): Gunn; Hendry, Hanley, Tierney; Ralston, Gilmour, McTominay, Robertson; McGinn, Christie; Shankland
Switzerland (3-4-2-1): Sommer; Schar, Akanji, Rodriguez; Widmer, Xhaka, Freuler, Aebischer; Vargas, Ndoye; Duah
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