Euro 2024: Reduction for Scotland as Andy Robertson’s coaching absence only a ‘precaution’ | Soccer Information

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Scotland captain Andy Roberston will return to coaching on Tuesday after leaving their first session in Germany as a “precaution.”

Striker Lawrence Shankland additionally got here off early because the squad started preparations forward Friday’s Euro 2024 opener towards the hosts.

Steve Clarke’s males took half in an open coaching session within the Stadion am Groben in Garmisch-Partenkirchen the place a whole bunch of locals turned up within the rain to see Scotland being put via their paces.

Euro 2024: Scotland’s ultimate squad

  • Goalkeepers: Zander Clark (Hearts), Angus Gunn (Norwich), Liam Kelly (Motherwell)
  • Defenders: Liam Cooper (Leeds United), Grant Hanley (Norwich), Jack Hendry (Al-Ettifaq), Ross McCrorie (Bristol Metropolis), Scott McKenna (Copenhagen), Ryan Porteous (Watford), Anthony Ralston (Celtic), Andy Robertson (Liverpool), Greg Taylor (Celtic), Kieran Tierney (Actual Sociedad)
  • Midfielders: Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), Ryan Christie (Bournemouth), Billy Gilmour (Brighton), Ryan Jack (free agent), Kenny McLean (Norwich), John McGinn (Aston Villa), Callum McGregor (Celtic), Scott McTominay (Manchester United)
  • Forwards: Che Adams (Southampton), Tommy Conway (Bristol Metropolis), James Forrest (Celtic), Lewis Morgan (New York Pink Bulls), Lawrence Shankland (Hearts)

Assistant coach John Carver is assured each gamers will likely be able to function in Munich.

“Robertson is fine. It’s just a precaution really,” he stated.

“I spoke to him. The ball simply caught his ankle and he’ll prepare tomorrow.

“He’ll be effective. At this stage we’re being additional cautious. He is okay and searching ahead to tomorrow.

“It’s never nice, especially with the luck we’ve been having lately.

“As quickly as coaching completed I popped throughout and had a chat with him and he is in good kind.”

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John McGinn joins in some Bavarian dancing as Scotland arrive in Germany forward of Euro 2024

On Shankland, he added: “He had a little bit of a niggle from the other night.

“He is in that course of and he had fairly a little bit of recreation time within the two video games we performed (towards Gibraltar and Finland) so we’re simply defending him as effectively.

“Everyone’s got their own programme coming back. He’s fine, everybody’s good.”

Scotland’s Euro 2024 schedule

Scotland have historical past kicking off tournaments, having been drawn to face Brazil within the opener at World Cup 1998, a recreation they narrowly misplaced 2-1 to a second-half Tom Boyd personal purpose.

This time across the venue is the Munich Soccer Area (Allianz Area) the place Steve Clarke’s kick-off the opening match of Euro 2024 towards hosts Germany on June 14.

The Scots additionally face video games towards perennial qualifiers Switzerland in Cologne on June 19, with Hungary – who reached the knockouts in 2016 – awaiting in Stuttgart on June 23.

Scotland’s potential path to the ultimate ending as group winners…

If Scotland end as winners of Group A however all different outcomes at Euro 2024 go together with the world rankings, the Scots’ opponents within the knockout rounds could be…

Spherical of 16: Saturday June 29 – Scotland vs Denmark (Westfalenstadion, Dortmund)

Quarter-final: Friday July 5 – Spain vs Scotland (MHPArena, Stuttgart)

Semi-final: Tuesday July 9 – Scotland vs Netherlands; kick-off 8pm (Allianz Area, Munich)

Closing: Sunday July 14 – Scotland vs France; kick-off 8pm (Olympiastadion, Berlin)

Scotland’s potential path to the ultimate ending as group runners-up…

If Scotland end as Group A runners-up however all different outcomes at Euro 2024 go together with the world rankings, the Scots’ opponents within the knockout rounds could be…

Spherical of 16: Saturday June 29 – Scotland vs Italy (Olympiastadion, Berlin)

Quarter-final: Saturday July 6 – England vs Scotland (Merkur Spiel-Area, Düsseldorf)

Semi-final: Wednesday July 10 – France vs Scotland; kick-off 8pm (Allianz Area, Munich)

Closing: Sunday July 14 – Spain vs Scotland; kick-off 8pm (Olympiastadion, Berlin)

If Scotland end as one in all 4 finest third-placed groups…

One in all:

Sunday June 30 – Group B winners vs third-placed aspect from Group A/D/E/F (RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne)

Monday July 1 – Group F winners vs third-placed aspect from Group A/B/C (Waldstadion, Frankfurt)

Tuesday July 2: Group E winners vs third-placed aspect Group A/B/C/D (Allianz Area, Munich)Quarter-finals

If Scotland end first in Group A and win spherical of 16 recreation…

Friday July 5 (MHPArena, Stuttgart)

If Scotland end second in Group A and win spherical of 16 recreation…

Saturday July 6 (Merkur Spiel-Area, Dusseldorf)

If Scotland end as one in all 4 finest third-placed groups and win spherical of 16 recreation…

One in all:

Friday July 5 (MHPArena, Stuttgart)

Friday July 5 (Volksparkstadion, Hamburg)

Saturday July 6 – (Olympiastadion, Berlin)

Semi-finals

If Scotland end first in Group A, win spherical of 16 recreation and win quarter-final…

Tuesday July 9 – kick-off 8pm (Allianz Area, Munich)

If Scotland end second in Group A, win spherical of 16 recreation and win quarter-final…

Wednesday July 10 – kick-off 8pm (Westfalenstadion, Dortmund)

If Scotland end as one in all 4 finest third-placed groups, win spherical of 16 recreation and win quarter-final…

One in all:

Tuesday July 9 – kick-off 8pm (Allianz Area, Munich)

Wednesday July 10 – kick-off 8pm (Westfalenstadion, Dortmund)

And at last, the ultimate…

Sunday July 14 – kick-off 8pm (Olympiastadion, Berlin)

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