Scotland suffer 5-1 defeat to Germany in opening Euros game
Steve Clarke's side were down to ten men for the second half in Munich
Last updated 14th Jun 2024
Scotland's Euro 2024 optimism has been crushed by Germany in their Group A opener tonight following a 5-1 defeat to the hosts.
Ryan Porteous was sent off before the second half, giving a penalty to Germany and Kai Havertz netted.
Florian Wirtz opened the scoring for Germany in the 10th minute with fellow attacker Jamal Musiala adding a second nine minutes.
Substitute Niclas Fullkrug made it 4-0 in the 68th minute.
Germany defender Antonio Rudiger scored into his own net but that was cancelled out by substitute Emre Can to make it 5-1.
Scotland will be hoping for a better result when they face Switzerland in Cologne next week before taking on Hungary in Stuttgart.
Tens of thousands of Scotland fans had flooded into Munich and they helped with the noise and colour inside the packed stadium.