Scotland's Euro 2024 fixtures: Group, full schedule and latest odds

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Scotland's Euro 2024 fixtures: Group, full schedule and latest odds

Scotland secured their place at Euro 2024 with two games to spare but that doesn’t make things any easier for manager Steve Clarke when it comes to picking his final 23 for the European Championship.

Scotland finished second in their qualifying group, just four points behind Spain who they beat in a competitive fixture for the first time in 39 years in a 2-0 victory at Hampden Park.

Asked how many decisions he’s still uncertain about ahead of the Euros, Clarke said: “Probably four, going through every area of the pitch, maybe five.

“It’s going to be dependent upon fitness. You can’t see into the future, so you don’t know what’s going to happen. You might lose somebody you don’t want to lose. But at the moment, I’m probably looking at disappointing four or five.

“It’s going to be a big decision. It’ll have a big impact on some of these young lads’ lives. I’ll be sorry for them but football can be quite a brutal business at times.”

Scotland are in Group A alongside hosts Germany, Hungary and Switzerland.

The top two teams from each group of four will qualify for the round of 16, along with the four best third-place teams. The tournament will then follow a one-leg knock-out format until the champion is crowned in the final.

  • June 14: vs Germany, Munich, 8pm (BST), ITV
  • June 19: vs Switzerland, Cologne, 8pm (BST), BBC
  • June 23: vs Hungary, Stuttgart, 8pm (BST), BBC

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Craig Gordon is one of four goalkeepers included in the Scotland squad for upcoming pre-Euro 2024 friendlies against the Netherlands and Northern Ireland.

The 41-year-old has made three appearances for Hearts since recovering from a double leg break and has been recalled to join Angus Gunn, Zander Clark and Liam Kelly in the squad.

Callum McGregor, Jacob Brown and Aaron Hickey miss out through injury from the 25-man pool, which is two more players than allowed for this summer’s European Championship.

Rangers midfielder Ryan Jack is also absent after being hampered by fitness issues in recent months.

In-form Hearts striker Lawrence Shankland is included after netting against Georgia following his late call-up in November.

Clarke explained his reasoning behind picking four goalkeepers.

“It gives us a chance to look at Craig up close because he has had three competitive games and, without being disrespectful to the opposition Hearts have played in the cup, probably not games where Craig was over-worked,” he said.

“So it will be nice to see Craig in training with the other goalkeepers. Three of those goalkeepers will go to the Euros and one will miss out. That’s the situation.”

Goalkeepers: Zander Clark, Craig Gordon (both Hearts), Angus Gunn (Norwich), Liam Kelly (Motherwell)

Defenders: Liam Cooper (Leeds), Grant Hanley (Norwich), Jack Hendry (Al-Ettifaq), Scott McKenna (Copenhagen), Nathan Patterson (Everton), Ryan Porteous (Watford), Anthony Ralston (Celtic), Andy Robertson (Liverpool), John Souttar (Rangers), Greg Taylor (Celtic), Kieran Tierney (Real Sociedad)

Midfielders: Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), Ryan Christie (Bournemouth), Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), Billy Gilmour (Brighton), John McGinn (Aston Villa), Kenny McLean (Norwich), Scott McTominay (Manchester United)

Forwards: Che Adams (Southampton), Lyndon Dykes (QPR), Lawrence Shankland (Hearts)

  • England: 7/2
  • France: 4/1
  • Germany: 7/1
  • Spain: 8/1
  • Portugal: 8/1
  • Belgium: 16/1
  • Italy: 16/1
  • Netherlands: 20/1
  • Denmark: 40/1
  • Croatia: 40/1
  • Switzerland: 80/1
  • Austria: 80/1
  • Turkey: 82/1
  • Serbia: 100/1
  • Scotland: 100/1