After ready 25 years between our final two appearances on the Euros, Scotland now have an concept of who they’ll must beat with a view to make it two in a row.
Euro 96 noticed us head to Wembley earlier than taking up Switzerland and The Netherlands at Villa Park. Sadly, it was a well-known story in the long run as Craig Brown’s males didn't make it out of the group on objective distinction.
1 / 4 of a century later and we have been lastly again after France 98 proved to be our final match for a while. UEFA’s hairbrained scheme to host the competitors throughout the continent did really enable soccer to return residence and Steve Clarke led his aspect out of Hampden in opposition to the Czech Republic and Croatia, both aspect of yet one more jaunt south to face our neighbours. Sadly, there was to be no knock-out conflict as soon as once more because the wait to interrupt that exact hoodoo went on.
Germany lifted the trophy again in ‘96 and now play host to Euro 2024. The draw for the qualification course of takes place in Frankfurt subsequent month – October 9 – and Scotland have been confirmed as Pot 2 seeds after topping their Nations League Group. Right here’s a full run down of the seedings and the potential opponents standing between us and one other look on the Euros in slightly below two years’ time.
Pot 1
Netherlands
Hungary
Denmark
Spain
Italy
Belgium
Croatia
Portugal
Poland
Switzerland
Pot 2
Wales
England
Bosnia
Israel
France
Austria
Scotland
Finland
Serbia
Czech Republic
Pot 3
Sweden
Armenia
Romania
Slovenia
Eire
Montenegro
Iceland
Albania
Ukraine
Norway
Pot 4
Turkey
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Luxembourg
Greece
Azerbaijan
Faroe Islands
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Kosovo
Pot 5
Northern Eire
Slovakia
Cyprus
Belarus
Lithuania
Gibraltar
Estonia
Latvia
Moldova
Malta
Pot 6
Andorra
San Marino
Lichtenstein
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