Scotland v Switzerland, 19 June 2024

Score1-1
RefereeIvan Kružliak
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Finals Group A
VenueRheinEnergie Stadion, Cologne
Attendance42,711
Kick-off: 9.00pm local (8.00pm BST) . This was match no. 15 at Euro 2024. . Head to Head Played: 17 Scotland won: 8 Drawn: 4 Switzerland won: 5 . Scotland’s last win at a major tournament now remained as the 1-0 victory against Switzerland on 18 June 1996 in the UEFA European Championship tournament in England.

1  Scotland

Manager: Steve Clarke

1  Switzerland

Manager: Murat Yakin

Goals:

Scott McTominay 13 G

Goals:

Xherdan Shaqiri 26 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Grant Hanley
Defender Jack Hendry
Defender/Midfielder Anthony Ralston
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Scott McTominay
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Callum McGregor
Midfielder/Forward Che Adams

Starting lineup:

Yann Sommer Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji Defender
Fabian Schär Defender
Silvan Widmer Defender
Ricardo Rodríguez Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Michel Aebischer Midfielder
Remo Freuler Midfielder
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward
Ruben Vargas Midfielder/Forward
Dan Ndoye Forward

Substitutions:

Scott McKenna for Kieran Tierney 61
Kenny McLean for Billy Gilmour 79
Ryan Christie for John McGinn 90
Lawrence Shankland for Che Adams 90+1

Substitutions:

Breel Embolo for Xherdan Shaqiri 60
Fabian Rieder for Ruben Vargas 75
Vincent Sierro for Remo Freuler 75
Zeki Amdouni for Dan Ndoye 86
Leonidas Stergiou for Silvan Widmer 86

Cards:

Scott McTominay 51 Y
Scott McKenna 68 Y
John McGinn 71 Y

Cards:

Ricardo Rodríguez 31 Y
Vincent Sierro 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zander Clark
Goalkeeper Liam Kelly
Defender Liam Cooper
Defender Scott McKenna
Defender Greg Taylor
Defender/Midfielder Ross McCrorie
Midfielder Stuart Armstrong
Midfielder Ryan Christie
Midfielder James Forrest
Midfielder Ryan Jack
Midfielder Kenny McLean
Midfielder Lewis Morgan
Forward Tommy Conway

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel
Goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo
Defender Nico Elvedi
Defender Cédric Zesiger
Midfielder Ardon Jashari
Midfielder Fabian Rieder
Midfielder Vincent Sierro
Midfielder Renato Steffen
Midfielder/Forward Noah Okafor
Forward Zeki Amdouni
Forward Kwadwo Duah
Forward Breel Embolo

Comments:

Scotland had now won one of their last 12 games against teams in the top 20 of the FIFA World Ranking (lost eight). Switzerland were currently ranked 19th. . Except for the own goal by Germany’s Antonio Rüdiger, all of the surnames of Scotland’s goalscorers at UEFA European Championship tournaments were now prefixed with Mc (Paul McStay, Brian McClair, Gary McAllister, Ally McCoist, Callum McGregor and now Scott McTominay). . Aged 32 years and 212 days, Grant Hanley became the oldest outfield player to start a game at a UEFA European Championship tournament since Ally McCoist against Switzerland at Euro 1996 (33 years and 268 days). . Scotland named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes.

Comments:

Switzerland had reached the knockout phase of the last two UEFA European Championships and at the last three FIFA World Cups. With four points from their first two group games, they were now almost assured of continuing the sequence. . They had now lost one of their last nine group games at UEFA European Championship tournaments (won four). . Xherdan Shaqiri had now joined the elite list of players who have scored a total of ten or more goals at UEFA European Championship and FIFA World Cup tournaments (five at each). . Switzerland named 13 of a possible 15 substitutes.

1  Scotland

Manager: Steve Clarke

Goals:

Scott McTominay 13 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Grant Hanley
Defender Jack Hendry
Defender/Midfielder Anthony Ralston
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Scott McTominay
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Callum McGregor
Midfielder/Forward Che Adams

Substitutions:

Scott McKenna for Kieran Tierney 61
Kenny McLean for Billy Gilmour 79
Ryan Christie for John McGinn 90
Lawrence Shankland for Che Adams 90+1

Cards:

Scott McTominay 51 Y
Scott McKenna 68 Y
John McGinn 71 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zander Clark
Goalkeeper Liam Kelly
Defender Liam Cooper
Defender Scott McKenna
Defender Greg Taylor
Defender/Midfielder Ross McCrorie
Midfielder Stuart Armstrong
Midfielder Ryan Christie
Midfielder James Forrest
Midfielder Ryan Jack
Midfielder Kenny McLean
Midfielder Lewis Morgan
Forward Tommy Conway

Comments:

Scotland had now won one of their last 12 games against teams in the top 20 of the FIFA World Ranking (lost eight). Switzerland were currently ranked 19th. . Except for the own goal by Germany’s Antonio Rüdiger, all of the surnames of Scotland’s goalscorers at UEFA European Championship tournaments were now prefixed with Mc (Paul McStay, Brian McClair, Gary McAllister, Ally McCoist, Callum McGregor and now Scott McTominay). . Aged 32 years and 212 days, Grant Hanley became the oldest outfield player to start a game at a UEFA European Championship tournament since Ally McCoist against Switzerland at Euro 1996 (33 years and 268 days). . Scotland named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes.

1  Switzerland

Manager: Murat Yakin

Goals:

Xherdan Shaqiri 26 G

Starting lineup:

Yann Sommer Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji Defender
Fabian Schär Defender
Silvan Widmer Defender
Ricardo Rodríguez Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Michel Aebischer Midfielder
Remo Freuler Midfielder
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward
Ruben Vargas Midfielder/Forward
Dan Ndoye Forward

Substitutions:

Breel Embolo for Xherdan Shaqiri 60
Fabian Rieder for Ruben Vargas 75
Vincent Sierro for Remo Freuler 75
Zeki Amdouni for Dan Ndoye 86
Leonidas Stergiou for Silvan Widmer 86

Cards:

Ricardo Rodríguez 31 Y
Vincent Sierro 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel
Goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo
Defender Nico Elvedi
Defender Cédric Zesiger
Midfielder Ardon Jashari
Midfielder Fabian Rieder
Midfielder Vincent Sierro
Midfielder Renato Steffen
Midfielder/Forward Noah Okafor
Forward Zeki Amdouni
Forward Kwadwo Duah
Forward Breel Embolo

Comments:

Switzerland had reached the knockout phase of the last two UEFA European Championships and at the last three FIFA World Cups. With four points from their first two group games, they were now almost assured of continuing the sequence. . They had now lost one of their last nine group games at UEFA European Championship tournaments (won four). . Xherdan Shaqiri had now joined the elite list of players who have scored a total of ten or more goals at UEFA European Championship and FIFA World Cup tournaments (five at each). . Switzerland named 13 of a possible 15 substitutes.