Scotland welcome England with ‘auld enemies’ set to commemorate first ever international
Scotland take on England at Hampden Park, with the two sides commemorating the first ever international fixture, which was played between the two sides in 1872.
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00:00 England and Scotland first played each other in 1872, making the fixture the oldest rivalry in world football in the 150 years since there has been many memorable matches between the two teams.
00:11 In the 115 meetings between the two sides, England have 48 wins to Scotland's 41.
00:17 And whilst this anniversary fixture will be played at Hampden Park in Glasgow, two historic matches played between the two at Wembley stand out.
00:26 In 1967, World Champions England were defeated 3-2 by Scotland, leading to claims that they were the unofficial World Champions.
00:35 England, however, still qualified for the 1968 European Championships, whilst Scotland did not.
00:40 And then in 1996, a 2-0 win for England at the European Championships saw David Seaman save a Gary McAllister penalty, right before Paul Gascoigne scored one of the all-time great Wembley goals.
00:54 Whatever the score this time, the rivalry will always be revered by fans.