UEFA Euro 2024 Previews & TV Schedule: Game Day 1
The opening day of the Euro 2024 will feature the host nation Germany who takes on Scotland in what promises to be a great game. This match will be played at the Allianz Arena in Munich, the home of German giants, Bayern Munich. Scotland finished second in the Group A of the Euro Qualifiers to make it to the Euro 2024. Germany qualified for this year’s competition as the host nation. As the two teams battle it out on the opening day, let’s give you a preview of this highly anticipated game between Germany and Scotland.
Group A: Germany - Scotland (June 15, 12:30 AM)
- TV Channel: Sony Sports Ten 2, Sony Sports Ten 2 HD, Sony Sports Ten 3, Sony Sports Ten 3 HD, Sony Sports Ten 5 and Sony Sports Ten 5 HD
- Streaming: SonyLIV Website, SonyLIV App, JioTV
Germany Squad
Goalkeepers
- Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim)
- Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
- Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona)
Defenders
- Waldemar Anton (Stuttgart)
- Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig)
- Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
- Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt)
- Max Mittelstadt (Stuttgart)
- David Raum (RB Leipzig)
- Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid)
- Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund)
- Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen)
Midfielders
- Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen)
- Chris Fuhrich (Stuttgart)
- Pascal Gross (Brighton)
- Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona)
- Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
- Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)
- Aleksandar Pavlovic (Bayern Munich)
- Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
Forwards
- Maximilian Beier (Hoffenheim)
- Niclas Fullkrug (Borussia Dortmund)
- Kai Havertz (Arsenal)
- Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
- Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich)
- Deniz Undav (Stuttgart)
Germany Recent Form (W, D, W, W, L)
- Germany 2-1 Greece
- Germany 0-0 Ukraine
- Germany 2-1 Netherlands
- France 0-2 Germany
- Austria 0-2 Germany
Germany Team News
Germany’s manager Julian Nagelsman will miss Serge Gnabry. He has a torn hamstring. He was injured during Bayern’s game against Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final. Apart from that, Timo Werner is also missing from the squad due to a thigh injury which kept him out of action for Tottenham in the last five games.
Germany Predicted Lineup vs Scotland: (4-2-3-1) Neuer, Kimmich, Tah, Rudiger, Raum; Kroos, Andrich; Musiala, Gundogan, Wirtz; Fullkrug.
German Players to Watch vs Scotland
Julian Nagelsman will look to get a good start with a win against Scotland. He will be depending on Florian Wirtz to create chances. Wirtz has been a key figure for the invincible Bayer Leverkusen team. Apart from that, Jamal Musiala will also play a key role in this German setup of Nagelsman. The Bayern star has been in a good for this season. Also, the resurgence of Kai Havertz under Mikel Arteta at Arsenal will give confidence to the Garman team.
Scotland Squad
Goalkeeper
- Zander Clark (Hearts)
- Angus Gunn (Norwich City)
- Liam Kelly (Motherwell)
Defenders
- Liam Cooper (Leeds United)
- Grant Hanley (Norwich City)
- Jack Hendry (Al-Ettifaq)
- Scott McKenna (Copenhagen)
- Ross McCrorie (Bristol City)
- Ryan Porteous (Watford)
- Anthony Ralston (Celtic)
- Andy Robertson (Liverpool)
- Greg Taylor (Celtic)
- Kieran Tierney (Real Sociedad)
Midfielders
- Stuart Armstrong (Southampton)
- Ryan Christie (Bournemouth)
- Billy Gilmour (Brighton)
- Ryan Jack (Rangers)
- John McGinn (Aston Villa)
- Callum McGregor (Celtic)
- Kenny McLean (Norwich City)
- Scott McTominay (Manchester United)
Forwards
- Che Adams (Southampton)
- Tommy Conway (Bristol City)
- James Forrest (Celtic)
- Lewis Morgan (New York Red Bulls)
- Lawrence Shankland (Hearts)
Scotland Recent Form (D, W, L, L, D)
- Scotland 2-2 Finland
- Gibraltar 0-2 Scotland
- Scotland 0-1 Northern Ireland
- Netherlands 4-0 Scotland
- Scotland 3-3 Norway
Scotland Team News
Scotland manager Steve Clarke will miss Lyndon Dykes and Lewis Ferguson in the Euro 2024. Apart from that he will be happy with the squad he had got for the competition as most of his first-team players are fit to play against Germany on the opening day.
Scotland Predicted Lineup vs Germany: (3-4-2-1) Gunn, Porteous, Hendry, Tierney; Ralston, McGregor, Gilmour, Robertson; McGinn, McTominay, Shankland.
Scottish Players to Watch vs Germany
Billy Gilmour has had a good season with Brighton. So, he will be looking to win back ball possession in the midfield. Also, John McGinn has been a key figure of Aston Villa in their perhaps most successful season this year as they qualified for the UEFA Champions League 2024-25. Apart from him, Manchester United’s Scott McTominay will be looking to continue his goal-scoring form. And, you just cannot ignore the presence of Scotland's captain and Liverpool’s left-back Andy Robertson.
Germany vs Scotland Prediction and Odds
- Germany: 1.28
- Draw: 5.95
- Scotland: 11.55
The first of the Euro 2024-25 between Germany and Scotland looks to be an exciting game. However, the German team looks too strong on paper. Also, home support will play a key role in this game. So, the prediction for this game will be Germany 2-0 Scotland.