Euro 2024 | Scotland and Switzerland share the points so anything is possible again in Group A

Could it be worse and more humiliating than what happened against Germany? The poor Scottish football body also had to be rescued tonight against Switzerland. Because what national coach Steve Clarke's team showed on Friday evening was absolutely horrific. Only an own goal from Antonio Rudiger put the Brits on the scoreboard. By the way, the only “danger” of the entire evening.

Once again, Scotland needed the opposition's help to score. In the 13th minute, it was Fabien Charr who provided a helping hand to Clark and his men. McTominay, Scotland's respected star, swung but the ball disappeared behind Angus Gunn through Schar.

Xherdan Shaqiri is clearly a true 'tournament footballer'. He delivers a magical goal in every final tournament. Think back to that overhead kick against Poland in Euro 2016, but tonight's goal was beautiful too. Shaqiri received the ball from approximately twenty meters from the goal. He did not hesitate for a moment and with a wonderful move the ball disappeared into the intersection.

The constant descent and rotation of the ball was a delight to the football eye. Switzerland then had the momentum until the end of the first half. The biggest danger came from Dan Ndoye. The Nice player saw his effort saved beautifully by Gunn. Once again, the VAR system did its job well after a corner kick from Gunn. In fact, it looked like he was offside pretty well.

After the break, Switzerland continued. For the umpteenth time, Ndoye should have scored, but in a head-to-head battle with Gunn, Scotland managed to limit the damage to one goal. Suddenly Scotland were very close at 2-1. Grant Hanley headed to the post after a well-taken kick from Robertson. The Tartan Army believed it could turn Cologne upside down.

Scotland pressed, but it was Switzerland that took the lead through substitute Embolo. He hit the ball beautifully into the Scottish goal. But the 2-1 score for Switzerland was overturned after the intervention of the video assistant referee. In the final stage, both Switzerland and Scotland had good chances to win. But the 1-1 draw makes the first set a great thrill. Because even Hungary (who lost twice) still has a chance to reach the knockout stage. See the rankings below.

1-0 Fabian Schar (13')
1-1 Xherdan Shaqiri (26')

1. Germany – 6 points
2. Switzerland – 4 points
3. Scotland – 1 point
4. Hungary – 0 points