What do you get once you mix a stag do in Shoreditch, a veteran Aberdeen defender in drag, and a Seventies disco hit by the Spanish duo Baccara? The reply is the sound of one other summer season of worldwide soccer, and the unlikely anthem of the Tartan Military’s adventures at Euro 2024 in Germany.

Dardai clatters into McTominay and Scotland have received a succession of early challenges and set items. One such supply is nodded on towards Adams – it wants a great defensive interception to cease the prospect on purpose. Then it’s a fast break and a long-range shot from Sallai, which bounces in entrance of Gunn and forces him into a clumsy save!

We’ll be conserving you posted on updates from the Switzerland vs Germany recreation in fact, however our main focus is that this one – that is the one which issues.

It’s ferocious and fierce in midfield already, each side throwing in some large tackles and conserving one another sincere. Promising possession for Scotland within the opening levels, Gilmour getting on the ball a lot.

Two Liverpool gamers contest the toss, Andy Robertson and Dominik Szoboszlai the captains of their respective nations.

Hungary get us underway and…errr, the referee calls it again. False begin, he’s sad too many had been within the opposition half. Give it a relaxation! Again underway as soon as extra.

“We all know what the stakes are. We’ve got to win. However we’ve to win with warning.”

A transparent message from Clarke forward of kick-off – and now it’s a mighty rendition of Flower of Scotland!

Belted out from all elements of the stadium.

An enormous evening in retailer – kick-off is subsequent!

Nationwide anthems time, with Hungary first.

Steve Clarke has been addressing the media forward of the match and is conserving a degree head, saying it’s about profitable “with warning” tonight – and he completely rejected the chance {that a} draw is likely to be sufficient for Scotland, with two factors “by no means sufficient” to achieve the knockouts, he says.

This time, it’s historical past. Euro 2024 started with Graeme Souness, lambasting the shortage of high quality in a Scotland aspect discovered to be out of its depth. Scotland might finish Euro 2024 having achieved what Souness and the golden era led by himself and Kenny Dalglish couldn’t, by reaching the knockout levels of a global match for the primary time. Earlier than a ball was kicked, Scotland and supervisor Steve Clarke would have gladly accepted the place they discover themselves in now: beat Hungary in Stuttgart on Sunday evening and they’ll attain the magic four-point mark that needs to be sufficient to undergo to the last-16.

If the group levels of the 24-team Euros come to showcase a category divide between the haves and the have-nots — as pre-tournament favourites France and England undergo the motions whereas a variety of countries much less accustomed to the massive stage, from Slovakia and Romania to Turkey and Albania, present the color by seizing their alternative — Scotland’s gamers have an opportunity to write down themselves into legend with a single win. That has been the purpose since arriving in Germany virtually two weeks in the past.

Clarke had been clear in his ambition, which helped Scotland get well from such a disastrous begin in Munich. 4 factors was at all times the goal and Scotland knew a win and draw towards Switzerland and Hungary, regardless of the order, would seemingly be sufficient to progress into the final 16. Inside that, something gained from the opening evening towards hosts Germany would have been a bonus. Scotland did not even remotely threaten the potential of an upset and emerged with a sorry thrashing, however beneath big strain responded towards Switzerland to stay alive within the group.

Reminder of the outcomes to this point in Group A:

And that leaves the standings thus forward of kick-off:

1. Germany 6pts
2. Switzerland 4pts
3. Scotland 1pt
4. Hungary 0pts

Euro 2024 arrives on the ultimate spherical of the group stage to resolve who will undergo to the knockouts. In addition to the highest two groups in every of the six teams, the 4 greatest third-placed groups can even progress to make up the last-16, with the remaining eight nations reduce from the match.

Up first is Group A, as Scotland try to say a spot within the knockout levels of a global match for the primary time of their historical past towards Hungary. Scotland had been thrashed by Germany of their opening recreation earlier than bouncing again towards Switzerland, with a victory over Hungary in Stuttgart wanted to make sure of qualification – though an anxious wait could also be required even when Steve Clarke’s aspect do choose up a vital three factors.

What do Scotland have to undergo tonight?