Scotland thrashed by Germany in opening fixture of Euro 2024

Scotland have slumped to a horror start at Euro 2024 with a 5-1 thumping by Germany in the tournament's opening match.

They had a big hill to climb from early on after an opener from Florian Wirtz in the 10th minute was followed by a second from Jamal Musiala.

Musiala, who had a great opening match, slammed the ball into the roof of the net to significantly dampen the spirits of the Tartan Army.

It went from bad to worse when Ryan Porteous was sent off for fouling Ilkay Gundogan in the box just before half-time - with Arsenal's Kai Havertz converting the penalty.

Germany were equally dominant after the break and Niclas Fullkrug added another to make it 4-0.

There was a slither of consolation as an Antonio Rudiger own goal in the 87th minute gave Scotland's fans a brief moment of celebration.

However, Emre Can struck in stoppage time to make it 5-1 - the worst opening match defeat ever in the Euros.

It was an error-strewn showing for Scotland, who will have to vastly improve in the next matches against Hungary and Switzerland.

Captain Andy Roberts called it "hugely disappointing" and admitted the team did a "lot of things wrong".

He said they could be angry tomorrow but must "bounce back quickly" for Wednesday's match against the Swiss.

Manchester United legend Roy Keane savaged the Scotland performance, saying the team was "out of their depth" and "the difference in quality was chalk and cheese".

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