West of Scotland Tartan Army

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎂| 𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝘽𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝘿𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙮! A very Happy Birthday to former Scotland defender Christian Dailly, who turns 51 today! 🥳 Capped 67 times for his country and scored six goals in a 11 year international career!

SSC Points | October Update🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Removed: Ukraine Home 🇺🇦 (Sep 2022) Ukraine Away 🇺🇦 (Sep 2022) Added: Croatia Away 🇭🇷 (Oct 2024) Portugal Home 🇵🇹 (Oct 2024) Points Table: scotfa.co/pointstable

🇭🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 𝘾𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙖 𝙫𝙨 𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 | 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 Despite an improvement in recent performances, back to back defeats for the first time in a qualifying campaign under Steve Clarke mean Scotland are rock bottom of the group League A. After frustrating late goals conceded against both Poland and Portugal, its now 1 win in 14 games and no competitive win since September 2023. It’s not all doom and gloom at the minute however, perhaps some new faces within the squad such as Jack Mackenzie (Aberdeen) and Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) will bring some fresh ideas to the table. Both have been in superb form for their clubs and it might just be the motivation needed throughout the camp. A result would greatly help ease the sense of pressure around the squad, as well as helping with the group position as even a point would mean there is still a big chance of finishing in the top 2 and ultimately helping towards those World Cup qualifying pots. Croatia haven’t been in ideal form themselves until recently before their latest result, a 1-0 victory over Poland. They were previously winless in 4 with a disappointing Euro campaign, finishing 3rd with just 2 points which subsequently knocked them out in the group stage. They’re ranked 12th in the world but have been capable of the occasional mishap recently, a draw and defeat to Wales with narrowly beating Armenia 1-0 twice show this Croatian side could well slip up at any given time which is something Scotland will indefinitely be looking to take advantage of. Croatia have had their fair share of injuries too resulting in a formation change of 3-5-2, so possibly Scotland could capitalise on their adjustment to the fairly new system. However their star man Modric is still going strong and like always when he plays, the midfield is where the most problems are likely to come from. Well plenty of the Tartan Army are making the journey where it will hopefully be a trip to remember to kickstart this campaign. It’s a favourable record for Scotland against Croatia with just 1 defeat in 6 meetings, the last being a 1-0 win for Scotland in Zagreb. Perhaps this record could be inspiring and help get some precious points on the board for the first time this Nations League.

❗️Due to a storm warning, the UEFA EURO 2024 festival venues are closed today.

NEW: Fan zones in Dortmund, Düsseldorf and Köln will remain closed today due to the extreme weather set to roll through NRW. Still waiting to hear what it means for the special Köln-Scotland musical event at the Tanzbrunnen but all special events have been cancelled.

ICYMI | Tickets for our final home @WEURO qualifier against Serbia are on sale now 🎟️ Tap below to secure your seat at @PartickThistle's Wyre Stadium ⤵️ #SWNT

🚆 Just in case you haven't yet booked your inter city express (ICE) travel between cities, using the €29.90 discounted fare for eligible match ticket holders: (Remember these fares aren't covered by the unlimited travel deutchsland tickets, nor your 36 hour free travel pass) ❗ Make sure to book now before Sunday's match, as you can only book 2 days before departure in the group stage & 1 day before in the knockout rounds 🤮 Numerous people trying to book on the day and instead being stung for over €100 per person 🔗 Link to book the discounted fare: (anyone can book, just need to show conductor your fan pass when asked) int.bahn.de/en/buchung/sta…

Further info on the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Fan Walk in Cologne m.facebook.com/story.php?id=1…

Matchday 2 - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 v 🇨🇭 - Analysis 🧵 The Biggest Game of Steve Clarkes Football Career comes on Wednesday at 8pm v Switzerland. Hugely Different Fortunes on MD1: • Germany 5v1 Scotland • Switzerland 3v1 Hungary Let's Take a Look at where the game may be won or lost 👇

🏔️ Our preparations and work for tomorrow's match continue at basecamp. #SCOSWI | #EURO2024

🗣️ "It's Dykes... it's McLeaaannn!" 📅 #OnThisDay last year, Lyndon Dykes and @kennymclean66 sent Scotland supporters in the Ullevaal wild with two late goals in @EURO2024 qualifying. #EURO2024

Cologne Travel Guidance 🇩🇪 For fans arriving in Cologne or that are already here, take a look at our Travel Guide below. 📘⤵️ The UEFA EURO 2024 App will provide dynamic communications on any changes or updates! 📱 🔗bit.ly/CologneTG

Yes, it's head to head first, not goal difference, if teams in the group are tied for points But goal difference is crucial when it comes to deciding which 4 out of the 6 third placed teams progress In the last 6 tournaments (2 Euros, 2 AFCON & 2 Women's World cup) - on only one occasion did goal difference not matter. This was the last AFCON where hosts Ivory Coast snuck through & then won the tournament The difference between marginally losing your first 2 games and losing heavily can be huge. Any loss on Wednesday would mean we're needing to win the last game (at least) 4-0 to get GD of -1 (which was the GD required to progress at the last 2 Euros) Of course, we'll be aiming for 4+ points from the last 2 games regardless (which will almost certainly be enough to qualify) But it now means that Wednesday is even more must-not-lose than it was before last night's skelping A draw on Wednesday would be a good result as it would set us up knowing a win in the last game would (almost definitely) be enough

Supporters Match ⚽️ The TA Select FC have a match tonight against a German Fan Team. Details ⤵️ 🕗 Kick- Off: 7pm 🏟️ Sportshule Oberhaching 🚝 Station: Furth (b Diesenhofen)- Line 6 Concessions will be available at the ground. Let’s get a good turnout for the team! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The squad and backroom staff spent an important and valuable few hours last week undertaking a CPR course at Hampden, ahead of the EUROs beginning this week. A huge thank you to @ResusCouncilUK and @UEFA for the session. #GetTrainedSaveLives

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland HQ is BACK! Head over to the Scotland National Team YouTube channel right now, as we're joined in the team basecamp by Scott McTominay and @WWE Superstar @DMcIntyreWWE We've also been out-and-about in Munich! Watch it live NOW! ⤵️

All roads lead to Germany. As our members begin their various different routes using planes, trains, automobiles and more, we wish everyone a safe journey. #LiveALifeToRemember

We thought we would thank the big man for the penalty save with a club mug. He was kind enough to send us this photo. Thanks for the memories and all the best in the future

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The one-and-only David Marshall has today announced his retirement from football. Thanks for the memories... especially one in particular 🇷🇸👀 Enjoy your retirement, Marsh.

UEFA EURO 2024 Travel Guidance Page 🇩🇪 In lieu of a travel guide, we have created this webpage for supporters on all things UEFA EURO 2024. If needed, the page will be updated with new content. Each city has it's own dedicated page with all the UEFA Festival Events, Fan Meeting Points and more! We have also included information regarding travel and emergency contact information provided by the British Embassy. Click on the links of each section to find out more information and feel free to share with anyone travelling to Germany! 🔗 bit.ly/EUROTravelGuide