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European Championship | Group Stage
Jun 19, 2024 at 8pm UK
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Switzerland national football team

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Scotland looking to prevent Switzerland ending 17-tournament streak at Euro 2024

Scotland looking to prevent Switzerland ending 17-tournament streak at Euro 2024
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Scotland will be looking to prevent Switzerland from ending a 17-tournament streak when they square off at Euro 2024 on Wednesday night.

Scotland will be bidding to prevent Switzerland from ending a 17-tournament streak when they face each other at Euro 2024 on Wednesday night.

The Tartan Army endured the worst possible start in the competition's opening fixture, losing 5-1 to hosts Germany at the Allianz Arena having played more than half of the game with 10 men.

Already holding a potentially-pivotal negative goal difference, Scotland may have to - at the very least - avoid defeat in their next two games in Group A.

Germany and Hungary square off in the first fixture of this group to be played on Wednesday before Scotland go up against Switzerland in Cologne.

Having posted an impressive 3-1 victory over Hungary in their first match, the Swiss are the clear favourites to prevail in what is a rare meeting between the sides.

Switzerland's Kwadwo Duah celebrates scoring their first goal with Michel Aebischer on June 15, 2024© Reuters

Euro 2024 game ends 18-year gap

These two nations have remarkably not faced off in a competition, qualifier or friendly since they met in the latter back in March 2006.

On that occasion, Tranquillo Barnetta, Daniel Gygax and Ricardo Cabanas all got on the scoresheet as Switzerland ran out 3-1 victors at Hampden Park.

However, rather than be concerned with righting the wrongs of that match, Scotland know they need to ensure that Switzerland do not record a tournament-first in their history.

Switzerland have never recorded back-to-back victories at the start of a major tournament, a run that has now spanned 17 competitions.

During that time, they have competed at 12 World Cups and five European Championship, wih this being their sixth participation in the latter.

As for Scotland, Steve Clarke's side could become the fourth Scotland team to lose their opening two matches at a major tournament.

Switzerland coach Murat Yakin before the match on March 26, 2024© Reuters

Scotland hoping to repeat Euro 1996 result

Incredibly, the second-last meeting between the nations came all the way back at Euro 1996 with a first-half Ally McCoist goal proving to be the difference at Villa Park.

What is not in Scotland's favour is Switzerland's improving strike-rate in European Championship fixtures with three goals being scored in three of their last four outings.

Turkey, France and Hungary have all had that many goals put past them, while there was a 1-1 draw with Spain also included in that period.

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Group A

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Q Germany Germany32107
Q Switzerland Switzerland31205
3 Hungary Hungary31023
4 Scotland flag Scotland30121

Group B

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Q Spain Spain33009
Q Italy Italy31114
3 Croatia Croatia30212
4 Albania national flag Albania30121

Group C

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Q England flag England31205
Q Denmark Denmark30303
Q Slovenia Slovenia30303
4 Serbia Serbia30212

Group D

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Q Austria Austria32016
Q France France31205
Q Netherlands Netherlands31114
4 Poland Poland30121

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Q Romania Romania41215
Q Slovakia Slovakia41215
Q Belgium Belgium31114
4 Ukraine Ukraine31114

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Q Portugal Portugal22006
2 Turkey Turkey21013
3 Czech Republic Czech Republic20111
4 Georgia Georgia20111


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