By: Adalyn Xiao

On June 15, 2024, Scotland and Germany played the opening match of the Euro Cup. Scotland took on Germany at the Allianz Arena in front of thousands of fans who were full of hope. But Scotland fans fell into disappointment when Germany started to dominate the game.

The first goal was scored by Germany player Florian Wirtz scoring only ten minutes into the game. Soon, Germany scored again through Jamal Musiala, less than ten minutes later. Germany’s third goalwas also scored in the first half of the game, and it came as a result of a penalty kickawarded when Scotland’s Ryan Porteous was given a red card because of a bad tackle which meant he had to leave the field. Kai Havertz stepped up and scored the penalty to make it 3-0 in favor of Germany. Meanwhile, Scotland continued to play with only ten players.

Again, Niclas Füllkrug scored for Germany, making the score 4-0. Twenty minutes later, Scotland’s Scott Mckenna’s free kick hit German defender Antonio Rudiger’s head. The ball bounced into the net leading to an own goal, making the score 4-1. Celebration arose from the Scotland fans at receiving at least a consolation goal. However, Scotland could not change where the game was heading. Germany scored one last goal from Emre Can in the 92nd minute to seal a comfortable win leaving Scotland fans with great disappointment about the team’s performance.

This game was Germany’s biggest victory ever at the Euros. Scotland will face Switzerland for their next game on Wednesday, June 19 in Cologne. As for Germany, they will play Hungary on the same day, in Stuttgart.