00:00 The Tartan army is out in force in Munich as Scotland faces Germany in the opening match
00:07 of the 2024 Euros. It`s the start of a month of football that will take place in 10 cities
00:14 across Germany.
00:17 Head coach Steve Clark said he was confident his side would deliver the goods as Scotland
00:22 looks to qualify for the knockout stages of a major tournament for the first time.
00:26 We believe we can get a result every time we go to the pitch, otherwise what`s the point
00:31 of going to the pitch? So, we`ve prepared well, we think we`re ready and hopefully you
00:35 see that tomorrow night.
00:38 Scotland showed during the qualifying campaign it can surprise beating Spain and Norway.
00:43 But they`ve only won one of their last 13 matches against Germany and that was more
00:47 than 25 years ago, 1-0 in a friendly in 1999.
00:55 Things were more muted in the Germany camp, possibly due to a series of recent defeats.
01:01 Germany went out at the group stages of both the previous World Cups and were eliminated
01:05 by England at Euro 2020.
01:08 I think they`ll be very uncomfortable, but also play well. So, we can`t underestimate
01:15 the shots. I have great respect for them, but we know what we can do, that we have a
01:24 lot of qualities. If we manage to reach our potential, I`m confident that we`ll win the
01:31 game tomorrow.
01:34 And someone else who`s confident of a win for the German side is Booby, an African elephant
01:39 who lives in a reserve in Thuringia. She hoofed a ball upfield into a goal marked with the
01:44 German flag, confidently predicting victory for Germany against Scotland.
01:49 24 teams from across Europe will play in a total of 51 matches before the final in Berlin
01:55 on July 14.
01:57 (whooshing)
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