Scotland qualify for Euro 2020 and book England in Group D | Football news

It’s been 22 years in the making, but Scotland have finally done it, and a showdown with England awaits at the European Championships next summer.

Steve Clarke’s team sealed their first major tournament appearance since 1998 after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Serbia after Luka Jovic agonizingly forced extra time with a draw in the 90th minute.

Scotland’s reward for defying the bookies’ odds and finally prevailing in Belgrade is a Group D spot alongside England, Croatia and the Czech Republic, and a mouth-watering Euro 2020 schedule that will see the three group stage games in the British Isles. .

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It all starts on June 14 at the home of Scottish football, Hampden Park, where Scotland host Croatia on matchday one, before traveling to Wembley Stadium to face Auld Enemy, England, on June 18.

The Scots then return to Hampden on June 22 to play Croatia, where they could be vying for a place in the knockout stages of a major tournament for the first time.

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England vs Scotland – match history

England vs. Scotland is the oldest international match in football, with a goalless draw first played at Hamilton Crescent, Partick in November 1872 in front of 4,000 spectators.

The two nations have met 114 times in total, with England winning 48 times and Scotland winning 41.

England have dominated in recent years, however, winning seven of the last nine meetings.

The teams last met in the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign, with England achieving a 3-0 victory at Wembley in November 2016 under then-interim Gareth Southgate, before drawing 2-2 in June. of 2017 when Harry Kane’s injury time tie was saved. a dramatic tie.

Before that, England won when the teams met at Celtic Park in November 2014, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain opening the scoring and Wayne Rooney’s second-half double securing a 3-1 victory.

Scotland most recently won a competitive match against England in November 1999 – a Euro 2000 tiebreaker dubbed the ‘Battle of Britain’ in which they triumphed 1-0 – but England advanced to the tournament on aggregate after winning 2-0. in the first leg four days before.

A few years earlier, Paul Gascoigne scored a memorable goal against Scotland in Euro ’96 after David Seaman saved Gary McAllister’s penalty to secure the 2-0 victory.

The all-time top scorer in head-to-head matches is Steve Bloomer, who played for England between 1895-1907, with eight goals. Family names in the top 20 include Geoff Hurst of England (four), Jimmy Greaves of England (four), Denis Law of Scotland (three) and Steve Coppell of England (three).

The highest-scoring match between the teams also featured the largest margin of victory, when England won 9-3 at Wembley in the British Championship on April 15, 1961.

Scotland calendar at Euro 2020

Monday June 14 – Group D: Scotland vs Czech Republic; Start 14:00 (Glasgow)

Friday June 18 – Group D: England vs Scotland; Start 20:00 (London)

Tuesday June 22 – Group D: Croatia vs Scotland; Start 20:00 (Glasgow)

England calendar in Euro 2020

Sunday June 13 – Group D: England vs Croatia; Kick-off 2pm (London)

Friday June 18 – Group D: England vs Scotland; Start 20:00 (London)

Tuesday June 22 – Group D: Czech Republic vs England; Start 20:00 (London)

Euro 2020 knockout schedule

Each Euro 2020 host city will host a round of 16 or quarter-final match, before London takes center stage for the semi-finals and final. There is no play-off for third place. The knockouts will take place from June 26 to July 11.

Round of 16

• June 26th: 1A vs 2C, London – 2A vs 2B, Amsterdam
• June 27th: 1B vs 3A / D / E / F, Bilbao – 1C vs 3D / E / F, Budapest
• June 28th: 2D vs 2E, Copenhagen – 1F vs 3A / B / C, Bucharest
• June 29: 1E vs 3A / B / C / D, Glasgow – 1D vs 2F, Dublin

Quarter finals

• July 2nd: Saint Petersburg and Munich
• 3rd of July: Baku and Rome

Semifinals

• July 6th Y July 7: London

Final