Scotland suffered a disappointing start to Euro 2024 as they lost 5-1 to Germany in their opening match. Florian Wirtz opened the scoring for the three-time European champions after just 10 minutes, with Jamal Musiala doubling their lead soon after. Ryan Porteous was then shown a straight red card, and Kai Havertz converted the resulting penalty to make it 3-0 at half-time.
Niclas Füllkrug added a fourth for Germany in the second half, before Antonio Rüdiger scored an own goal to give Scotland a consolation. However, Emre Can added a fifth for Germany in injury time to complete the biggest opening-match win in the tournament’s history. Despite the result, thousands of Scotland fans across the country had gathered to cheer on their team in pubs and fan zones, with an estimated 200,000 making the trip to Germany.
Bar staff were braced for a busy night, with many fans feeling optimistic ahead of the game. However, David Hunter from Hamilton told BBC Scotland News he was “feeling very deflated”, while Ally McGinnigal from Dennistoun said “it’s damage limitation at the moment”. Some fans remained positive about Scotland’s chances in their remaining fixtures against Switzerland and Hungary.
At Cumbernauld’s Broadwood stadium and Riverside Park in Dundee, supporters endured foul weather ahead of kick-off. And while the result was described by some as “embarrassing”, others urged the team to “keep their heads up” for the remaining matches. The match was summed up by one young fan, who simply said “everyone was so bad.
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