Given their relative lack of success, it would be fair to say that Scotland supporters are among the most loyal in the world. Despite having, broadly, failed to make an impact in either the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championships, the Tartan Army is both numerous and fanatical.
This level of support can make it hard to secure tickets for big games as well as those tournaments that Scotland successfully qualifies for.
Regardless of which national team you follow, the path to getting tickets for such games and tournaments is problematic at best and a downright nightmare at worst.
If you take the UEFA European Championships as an example. Those seeking out tickets for the finals of the tournament can elect to do so via UEFA’s ticketing portal, but be aware of what sort of hoops you’ll need to jump through.
The initial ticket release tends to come months before any nation has secured qualification, and as such, you will be applying for games without knowing which two teams will be playing; instead, all you’ll know is the time and date of kick-off and which city and stadium the match will take place in. This is clearly not an ideal situation.
A second ticket release occurs after the draw, and, of course, this is a trickier proposition as a huge number of tickets have already been allocated, and the number of fans applying will significantly increase.
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Scotland vs Slovakia UEFA Euros Tournament Record
Scotland doesn’t have the best record in the UEFA European Championship, managing to only qualify for the finals of the tournament for the first time in 1992, after six unsuccessful attempts.
Considering the tough nature of the group they faced at the finals in Sweden, Andy Roxburgh’s side performed relatively well. They lost their opener to the Netherlands, but only after Dennis Bergkamp scored a winner 15 minutes from time.
Next up for the Scot was Germany, and they fell to a 2-0 loss before facing the CIS in their third and final game, which they duly won 3-0 thanks to goals from Paul McStay, Brian McClair, and Gary McAllister.
Four years later, they returned to the finals, this time hosted by the old enemy England.
National team boss Craig Brown saw his side secure a goalless draw against the Netherlands in their first match before Scotland were defeated by England 2-0 at Wembley Stadium.
They then beat Switzerland in their final match, with Ally McCoist netting in a 1-0 victory at Villa Park. Scotland were unable to progress despite finishing level on points with Holland, the Dutch progressing on the basis of goals scored.
It would take more than twenty years for Scotland to return to the finals, and they did so again for the Euro 2020 tournament, which was hosted across the continent as part of the competition’s 60th birthday celebrations.
Steve Clarke’s side largely failed on this occasion, their one group stage point coming from a combative draw with England, which was not enough to prevent the Scots from finishing bottom of the group
Slovakia have only qualified for the UEFA European Championships on two occasions, up to 2023, and the first of these came at Euro 2016 when a strong squad, including Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel, Napoli playmaker Marek Hamsik, and AC Milan midfielder Juraj Kucka.
They did well to get out of their group thanks to a goalless draw with England, which came after a win over Russia and then suffered a 3-0 loss to Germany in the Round of 16.
Slovakia also qualified for Euro 2020, but on that occasion, they couldn’t prevent a group stage exit.
Scotland vs Slovakia Head-to-Head
As of now, Scotland and Slovakia have not met in UEFA European Championship action, indeed, their only competitive clashes came in the qualifying campaign for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Slovakia won the first of their two clashes with Scotland, beating Gordon Strachan’s side 3-0 in Trnava. The return game resulted in a 1-0 win for the Scots, that goal coming courtesy of an own goal from Martin Skrtel.
