Football News Update: Scotland’s Euro 2024 Fixtures and Potential Knockout Stage Route
As the anticipation builds for the Euro 2024 tournament, Scotland fans are eagerly awaiting their team’s performance. Following warm-up games against Gibraltar (June 3) and Finland (June 7), the Scots will kick off their campaign against tournament hosts Germany on June 14 at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
Scotland’s group stage fixtures also include matches against perennial qualifiers Switzerland (June 19 in Cologne) and Hungary (June 23 in Stuttgart), who reached the knockout stages in 2016. The Scots have history of kicking off major tournaments, having faced Brazil in the 1998 World Cup opener, narrowly losing 2-1 to a Tom Boyd own goal in the second half.
Potential Knockout Stage Route
Looking ahead, if Scotland finish as group winners, their potential route to the final could see them face Denmark in the Round of 16, followed by Spain in the quarter-finals, the Netherlands in the semi-finals, and finally France in the championship match at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
Alternatively, if the Scots finish as group runners-up, their knockout stage journey could involve facing Italy in the Round of 16, England in the quarter-finals, France in the semi-finals, and potentially a final showdown against Spain.
“The top two teams from each group, along with the four best third-placed sides, will advance to the knockout rounds of the Euro 2024 tournament. Scotland’s manager, Steve Clarke, has admitted he is hoping to cause an upset in the opening match against Germany, setting the stage for an exciting campaign.”
Football fans will be closely following Scotland’s progress as the Euro 2024 tournament unfolds, with the possibility of the national team making a deep run towards the final in Berlin on July 14.
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