Scotland have secured their place at Euro 2024 with two games remaining. Steve Clarke’s side will face Germany, Hungary and Switzerland in Group A.Germany vs Scotland starts on June 14th
Tuesday 23 January 2024, UK, 14:31
Scotland prepare for the 2024 European Championship with a friendly double-header against Gibraltar and Finland.
Steve Clarke’s side will face Gibraltar at Portugal’s Estadio Algarve on Monday 3 June, before playing a send-off game against Finland at Hampden Park four days later.
This will be the Scotsman’s last game before heading to Germany for this summer’s Euros, where he faces the hosts on June 14 before games against Switzerland and Hungary.
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Scotland will face the Netherlands and Northern Ireland in two friendlies in March, while Clarke also confirmed the team will hold their base camp in Garmisch-Partenkirchen ahead of the Euros.
Clarke, his assistant John Carver and performance director Graham Jones last week visited the base camp at the foot of Germany’s highest mountain, Zugspitze, which will be the team’s headquarters for the duration of the campaign.
Stay in Obermuhle, Scotland. Obermuehle is a 120-room luxury resort that combines modern specifications with an alpine lifestyle and the family-run tradition of the last century.
The team’s training ground is a short walk from the hotel, and the delegation was warmly welcomed by district administrator Anton Speer and Garmisch-Partenkirchen Mayor Elisabeth Koch.
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Clark told scotishfa.co.uk: “It is important for us to complete our preparations for Euro 2024 as soon as possible and we have confirmed our last friendly and secured our first choice base camp for the tournament. I’m very happy that I was able to do it.”
“Garmisch-Partenkirchen will provide a comfortable base for our players and backroom staff during our stay in the competition and the warm welcome we have received from the local community so far bodes well for our camp this summer. right.”
“With Gibraltar and Finland confirmed as our final opponents before we play Germany in the opening game of the tournament, the players and coaching staff can now focus on being in the best possible shape for the games. I did.”
“We are particularly pleased that our last game before the tournament will be played at Hampden and we are looking forward to experiencing what will undoubtedly be a raucous atmosphere in front of a packed house of Scottish supporters that night.”
Scotland FA performance director Graham Jones said: “To be honest, Garmisch-Partenkirchen was the perfect location for our team’s base camp from the moment we qualified, so it was more than I expected. I was more excited that I was able to get the first pick in the lottery.” When playing the opening game.
“Our top priority is to ensure that our players have the best possible preparation for the Euros and Obermuhle offers first-class facilities and breathtaking facilities to enable our players to focus on the task ahead. It provides the perfect balance of tranquil surroundings.
“During our site visit, the hotel staff, mayor and district management could not have been more welcoming. Now that we have a base camp, we are preparing for the Euros, which start with games against the Netherlands and Northern Ireland in March. I’m looking forward to getting things sorted out.” ”