How deep can Scotland go in Euro 2024? Our route to glory in Germany mapped out

Can Scotland go all the way at Euro 2024? Probably not. Will that stop us getting ahead of ourselves? Away you go.

There's no point getting up for it if you can't dream and even despite a concerning run of form and a mounting injury crisis, the nation of Scotland is dreaming. We've got a team we can believe in again and after landing a group that will see us kick it all off, before two games against sides we should be competitive against, there's no reason to think we can't get through. And then take it from there.

Optimism is high that Steve Clarke can be the man to finally take Scotland into tournament knockout football. But what if he went further than that? What would it look like if Scotland actually did the thing we've been dreaming of for ever? And who would we need to beat in order to get there? Record Sport have the algorithm needed to map out our road to glory in Berlin.

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First things first, a positive group stage is the key. The opener will take care of itself then it's two games against opposition of a relatively similar standard, from which one win will likely be enough to send us through. If we're being realistic, a runners-up finish is our most likely route out of the group, assuming Germany do what is expected, win a couple of their games, and finish as group winners.

So let's speculate and run with that. A spirited defeat to the hosts, a famous victory over Switzerland, and a draw with Hungary to make history. That'll do us nicely.

Projected Group A table

Scotland have done it! The taps are aff, Steve Clarke's getting a statue erected, and we've just called a week long national holiday because everyone's at the