World news – Britain – When the Scots play against England, Croatia and the Czechs, and the big match venues

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Scotland finally ended 22 years of major finals in exile by winning a penalty shootout over Serbia to book a seat at the 2020 European Championship

Steve Clark led his Dark Blue heroes to a major international tournament for the first time since 1998

After Ryan Christie’s opening match in the first half, it looked like Luka Jovi’s last equalizer to send the final into extra time might be the latest chapter in a long story of grief

But all of the five penalties hit the net before David Marshall blocked the penalty by Alexander Mitrovich to send the nation to the dreamland.

The competition was canceled of course last summer due to the Coronavirus pandemic and was re-arranged for 2021

SunSport takes a look at the national team Scotland will face in the group stages and where the matches will be held

The Scots will also play with Croatia, which has reached the World Cup Finals, and the group will form the Czech Republic, its well-known opponent in the Nations League

All matches in Group D will be played between Hampden Park and Wembley – with both arenas being among the 12 host stadiums

The Tartan would then look forward to a trip south to confront England at Wembley.

The opening match of Group D will be played between Scotland against the Czechs on 14 July, with the start of the second match in the afternoon in Glasgow.

They will then have four days to prepare before pouncing with the English. On July 18 the match will start in Wembley at 8 pm

The final group match with Croatia, which will be played at Hampden, will kick off at 8 pm on July 22

There was widespread speculation that UEFA would order an overhaul of competition due to the Coronavirus with Russia being proposed as the only host nation

The Tartan Army will call for this not to happen and the nation will host two matches – in addition to heading south to meet with the enemy’s children

Stay up-to-date with all the latest news and transfers on the Scottish Football page

Scotland resides where all players get ten out of ten for beating Serbia

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