Scotland are aiming to upset the odds in Germany this summer. <\/p>
Euro 2024 is nearly upon us, and for the next month or so, Scotland fans can put club rivalries to one side in support of a collective dream.<\/p>\n
Steve Clarke\u2019s side will play in the tournament opener against hosts Germany on Friday 14th June, and if their qualifying campaign tells us anything, it\u2019s that they\u2019re not just going to make up the numbers.<\/p>\n
With Hungary and Switzerland the other two teams drawn alongside them in Group A, Euro 2024 offers a real opportunity for the Scots to reach the knockout stages of a major tournament for the first time.<\/p>\n
Read more: Best football players in the world<\/a> | Best football players of all time<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The top two teams from each group, plus the four best third-placed sides, will qualify for the round of 16 \u2013 but who will be waiting for Scotland should they make it through?<\/p>\n RadioTimes.com<\/a> looks at the most likely path Scotland may tread if they advance through the rounds at Euro 2024.<\/p>\n Read more: Euro 2024 TV coverage<\/a> | Euro 2024 radio coverage<\/a> | Euro 2024 fixtures<\/a> | Euro 2024 presenters<\/a> | Euro 2024 predictions<\/a> | Euro 2024 group analysis<\/a> | Euro 2024 team-by-team guide<\/a> | Euro 2024 kits ranked<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Were Scotland to upset the tournament hosts and win Group A, they would be drawn against the runners-up from Group C (Slovenia, Denmark, Serbia, England) in Dortmund on Saturday 29th June.<\/p>\n That could throw up an eye-catching clash with old enemies England<\/strong> \u2013 but it is more likely to be Denmark<\/strong>.<\/p>\n If Clarke\u2019s side finish second in their group, they\u2019ll face the Group B (Spain, Croatia, Italy, Albania) runners-up in Berlin on Saturday 29th June. Unfortunately for the Scots, that may well be Spain, Croatia\u00a0<\/strong>or Italy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Should Scotland qualify as one of the best third-placed teams, they would face either the winner of Group B in Cologne on Sunday 30th June, E (Ukraine, Slovakia, Belgium, Romania) on Tuesday 2nd of July or F (Portugal, Czech Republic, Georgia, Turkey) in Frankfurt on Monday 1st July, which is likely to be Spain<\/strong>,\u00a0Belgium<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0Portugal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Our predicted opponent: Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n Reaching the quarter-finals would be viewed as a triumph in itself for Scotland, but Clarke and co won\u2019t want to stop there.<\/p>\n If they make it to the last eight after winning Group A, then they\u2019ll likely find\u00a0Spain<\/strong>,\u00a0Croatia<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0Italy\u00a0<\/strong>waiting for them in Stuttgart on Friday 5th July.<\/p>\n Should they finish second in the group and win their round of 16 game, it\u2019s likely to be England<\/strong> standing in the way of a place in the semi-finals in Dusseldorf on Saturday 6th July.<\/p>\n Scotland\u2019s path beyond the round of 16 should they qualify as one of the best third-placed sides can\u2019t be predicted until the group stages are finished, as it\u2019s based on which other third-placed teams qualify.<\/p>\n Our predicted opponent: England<\/strong><\/p>\n Were Scotland to win their group and go on to reach the final four of Euro 2024, they\u2019re likely to come up against\u00a0Portugal\u00a0<\/strong>or the\u00a0Netherlands <\/strong>in Munich on Tuesday 9th July.<\/p>\n If Clarke\u2019s side reach the semi-finals after finishing as the Group A runners-up, then it would be France\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0Belgium\u00a0<\/strong>as their expected opposition in Dortmund on Wednesday 10th July.<\/p>\n Our predicted opponent: France<\/strong><\/p>\n The Euro 2024 Final will take place at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Sunday 14th July. Should Scotland win Group A and make it all the way, then they\u2019re likely to face either England<\/strong>, in what would be a mouthwatering proposition,\u00a0or\u00a0France<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Should they finish as Group A runners-up and reach the final then, fittingly, they would likely face hosts Germany\u00a0<\/strong>in a repeat of the tournament opener.<\/p>\n Our predicted opponent: Germany<\/strong><\/p> Check out more of our\u00a0Sport<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n Scotland are aiming to upset the odds in Germany this summer. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":53229,"template":"","categories":[1,7,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-could-scotland-play-in-the-next-round-route-to-euro-2024-final-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-could-scotland-play-in-the-next-round-route-to-euro-2024-final-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-could-scotland-play-in-the-next-round-route-to-euro-2024-final-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-could-scotland-play-in-the-next-round-route-to-euro-2024-final-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-could-scotland-play-in-the-next-round-route-to-euro-2024-final-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-could-scotland-play-in-the-next-round-route-to-euro-2024-final-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-could-scotland-play-in-the-next-round-route-to-euro-2024-final-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Scotland are aiming to upset the odds in Germany this summer.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/53228"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Who could Scotland play in the round of 16?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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