Scotland lost 5-1 to Germany in their opening Euro 2024 Group A match in Munich as their tournament got off to the worst possible start.
Young stars Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala scored early goals for the hosts before Scotland’s Ryan Porteous was sent off for a horror tackle on Ilkay Gundogan, from which Kai Havertz scored a penalty. Niclas Fullkrug and Emre Can added second-half strikes, either side of an Antonio Rudiger own goal.
Steve Clarke, the manager, admitted Scotland “let ourselves down” in the defeat, while captain Andy Robertson said they “got it all wrong” in Munich. Clarke urged the Tartan Army, who had travelled to Germany in their thousands before the game, to “keep the faith” ahead of their next fixture against Switzerland on Tuesday.
Follow all the reaction from the Euro 2024 opener in the blog below:
