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Sunday, June 13, 2021

UEFA EURO 2020 NATION PRESENTATION: SCOTLAND


NICKNAME: The Tartan Terriers

MANAGER: Steve Clarke
Former national team player (6 caps) and now their manager. He mostly played for St. Mirren and Chelsea. Steve mainly worked as assistant manager. In 2019, Clarke was appointed manager of the Scotland national team. 

MOST CAPS: Kenny Dalglish: 102 caps from 1971 to 1986

TOP SCORER: Denis Law and Kenny Dalglish: 30 goals each

HOST NATION: -

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD: Third EURO for Scotland.

BEST RESULT: Both their previous EUROs started and finished in a group stage. 3rd group stage place in 1992 (Netherlands, Germany and CIS) and in 1996 (England, Netherlands and Switzerland). Here is their team from 1996 where they had the same points and goal difference as second placed Netherlands but scored less goals which was used as a tiebreaker.

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