Gareth Bale senses Scotland 'boom' coming as Wales icon turns Tartan Army supporter amid Euro 2024 push

Gareth Bale says he's rooting for Scotland as Steve Clarke's heroes edge the nation closer to Euro 2024.

The Tartan Army are already raiding Expedia for cheap flights to Germany after a 2-0 win over Georgia on a wet and wild night at Hampden sealed 12 points from 12 at the halfway stage in qualification Group A. Bale helped Wales to a memorable Euro 2016 semi-final slot and knows what it takes for a smaller nation to turn dark horses and go on a lengthy tournament run.

Now retired, the former Real Madrid star insists it's great to see and he will be backing Clarke's men. He told the Scotsman: "It’s a very good start and hopefully they can push on. Obviously they’ve put themselves in a great position and now they have to finish the job off. It’s always hard to get over the line, but they are in a great position.

"And, when you do get over the line and get to play in major tournaments for your country, there is no bigger honour. It shows, I guess, how close they are as a group because, like us in Wales, you don’t get a pick of a lot of talent because there just isn’t talent there - the country isn’t big enough.

“Yeah, when countries like ours start to achieve something, it just becomes more impressive and more special and you will now see the county pull together. You will have this big boom in football, which will be good for Scotland.”

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