Scottish Daily Mail

IT’S SEVEN IN A WOE...

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1 Scotland 1 England 3... Sept 12, 2023 (friendly) In front of a raucous crowd at Hampden, Scotland were taught a bit of a lesson by the Auld Enemy as the outstandin­g Jude Bellingham ran the show in midfield.

Spain 2 Scotland 0... Oct 12, 2 2023 (Euro qualifier) With the scores locked at 0-0, Scott McTominay lashed home a terrific free-kick, only for it to be ruled out by VAR. Spain then scored two late goals to break Scottish hearts.

3 France 4 Scotland 1 ... Oct 17, 2023 (friendly) Billy Gilmour fired the visitors into an early lead, before Kylian Mbappe led a French fightback.

4 Georgia 2 Scotland 2... Nov 16, 2023 (Euro qualifier) Khvicha Kvaratskhe­lia scored twice for the home side, before Lawrence

Shankland came off the bench to head a dramatic late equaliser.

5 Scotland 3 Norway 3... Nov 19, 2023 (Euro qualifier)

Hampden was absolutely bouncing as Scotland and Norway battled out a six-goal thriller. After a brilliant campaign, no one was too worried about going five games without a win.

6 Netherland­s 4 Scotland 0... Mar 22, 2024 (friendly) Scotland played really well for the first hour in Amsterdam but, after Tijjani Reijnders put the Dutch ahead and Shankland missed a great chance to equalise, Clarke’s side collapsed by conceding three more goals in the final 20 minutes.

7 Scotland 0 Northern Ireland 1... Mar 26, 2024 (friendly)

The most concerning of all seven games by quite a distance as Scotland looked flat and devoid of creativity. Clarke and the players were booed off the pitch at full-time after a woeful performanc­e.

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 ?? ?? Tough times: Shankland (left) and McTominay are dejected after the loss to Northern Ireland
Tough times: Shankland (left) and McTominay are dejected after the loss to Northern Ireland

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