Scotland showed during the qualifying campaign it can surprise, in beating Spain and Norway. However, the side has won only one of its last 13 matches against Germany and that was more than 25 years ago, 1-0 in a friendly in April 1999.
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00:00 The Tartan army is out in force in Munich as Scotland faces Germany in the opening match
00:07 of the 2024 Euros. It`s the start of a month of football that will take place in 10 cities
00:14 across Germany.
00:17 Head coach Steve Clark said he was confident his side would deliver the goods as Scotland
00:22 looks to qualify for the knockout stages of a major tournament for the first time.
00:26 We believe we can get a result every time we go to the pitch, otherwise what`s the point
00:31 of going to the pitch? So, we`ve prepared well, we think we`re ready and hopefully you
00:35 see that tomorrow night.
00:38 Scotland showed during the qualifying campaign it can surprise beating Spain and Norway.
00:43 But they`ve only won one of their last 13 matches against Germany and that was more
00:47 than 25 years ago, 1-0 in a friendly in 1999.
00:55 Things were more muted in the Germany camp, possibly due to a series of recent defeats.
01:01 Germany went out at the group stages of both the previous World Cups and were eliminated
01:05 by England at Euro 2020.
01:08 I think they`ll be very uncomfortable, but also play well. So, we can`t underestimate
01:15 the shots. I have great respect for them, but we know what we can do, that we have a
01:24 lot of qualities. If we manage to reach our potential, I`m confident that we`ll win the
01:31 game tomorrow.
01:34 And someone else who`s confident of a win for the German side is Booby, an African elephant
01:39 who lives in a reserve in Thuringia. She hoofed a ball upfield into a goal marked with the
01:44 German flag, confidently predicting victory for Germany against Scotland.
01:49 24 teams from across Europe will play in a total of 51 matches before the final in Berlin
01:55 on July 14.
01:57 (whooshing)