Liveticker | Scotland - Switzerland

Matchday 2

FINAL

Stadion Köln

Switzerland

26'

ShaqiriXherdan Shaqiri

McTominayScott McTominay

13'

I. Kruzliak

Stadion Köln

Full-time! Scotland 1-1 Switzerland

Switzerland stay second in Group A, Yakin's men moving onto four points with one game to go. Scotland are bottom, despite a much-improved showing, and will now need to beat Hungary to have any chance of advancing.

Full-time

90'

+ 1

Almost!

Akanji does brilliantly in the six-yard box to stop Robertson's dangerous cross being turned in by McTominay! What a finish this is!

90'

+ 1

Substitution

Lawrence Shankland

Che Adams

90'

Substitution

Ryan Christie

John McGinn

89'

Sitter!

Rieder with a free header after winning a free-kick on the right... wide! How did that not go in?

86'

Substitution

Zeki Amdouni

Dan Ndoye

86'

Substitution

Leonidas Stergiou

Silvan Widmer

86'

Yellow card

Vincent Sierro

85'

Safe hands

Former Gladbach keeper Sommer does well to keep hold of a shot from McLean. He saw it very late!

82'

Embol-no!

The sub races in behind and chips Gunn, but the flag is up quickly. He was offside.

80'

Rasper!

McTominay with a rasping drive that's blocked by a white shirt. That was going in!

79'

Substitution

Kenny McLean

Billy Gilmour

75'

Double change

Bit of surprise to see Yakin hook Vargas - he's been one of Switzerland's best players. Freuler also heads off, with Sierro and Rieder on for the final 15 minutes or so.

75'

Substitution

Vincent Sierro

Remo Freuler

75'

Substitution

Fabian Rieder

Rubén Vargas

71'

Yellow card

John McGinn

68'

Yellow card

Scott McKenna

67'

Off the post!

Scotland are centimetres from taking the lead as Hanley heads a Robertson cross against the upright. Sommer didn't move!

64'

Vargas!

Vargas with a menacing run off the left. It opens up for him on his right foot, but the Augsburg forward blazes over.

61'

Changes

Ex-Gladbach forward Embolo replaces goalscorer Shaqiri for the Swiss. Tierney's forced off with injury, meanwhile, with McKenna on in his stead.

61'

Substitution

Scott McKenna

Kieran Tierney

60'

Substitution

Breel Embolo

Xherdan Shaqiri

58'

What a chance!

Dan Ndoye gets the better of Tierney, but puts his shot wide with only the goalkeeper to beat.

54'

Goal attempts

1off target

1on target

3off target

5on target

54'

Passes

273

276

51'

Tartan encouragement

McTominay goes into the book, but this had been a bright start from Scotland. They're really trying to force the issue.

51'

Yellow card

Scott McTominay

46'

Back under way!

A massive 45 minutes for both nations, particularly Scotland...

Kick-off!

Half-time: Scotland 1-1 Switzerland

There is everything to play for after an intense opening 45 minutes!

Half-time

45'

+ 1

Into stoppage time

We are due to have three additional minutes...

42'

Xhaka whacker

The Leverkusen midfielder lets rip with a drive from just outside the box, and Gunn does well to dive to his left and save.

41'

Adams effort

McTominay sends another corner in from the left that Che Adams hits across the goal, but Sommer has no trouble saving that.

38'

Free-kick floated

McTominay hits a free-kick from the right for Hendry, who can't get enough on it.

37'

Switzerland outshooting Scotland

The Swiss have five shots so far.

Goal attempts

1off target

0on target

3off target

2on target

33'

Switzerland goal disallowed

Ndoye chests the ball down from a corner and turns it into the net, but the goal won't count due to an offside.

31'

First booking

Rodriguez leaps into a challenge and sees yellow.

31'

Yellow card

Ricardo Rodríguez

29'

Widmer over

The Mainz winger swings the ball the wrong side of the top corner as Switzerland look to press on and take the lead.

26'

He's still got it!

Switzerland level via an absolutely stunning strike from Xherdan Shaqiri! The 32-year-old races to meet a loose pass from Scotland on the edge of their own box and absolutely slams it into the net.

26'

Xherdan Shaqiri

GOAL!

1:1

Celebrate like Scott

The Manchester United midfielder was delighted with his contribution to the opening goal.

20'

A couple of sore heads

Ralston and Schär both need treatment after a coming together but are able to continue.

16'

Swiss seek to strike back

The ball falls from a corner out to Rodriguez, who volleys just wide.

13'

Scott McTominay

GOAL!

1:0

13'

Scotland smash early lead!

Chaos in Cologne! Scotland charge forward on a slick break lead by Andrew Robertson, and McGregor cuts the ball back to McTominay, whose shot from the edge of the box is diverted into his own net by Schär.

10'

Widmer runs it out

The Mainz player is fed the ball down the right, but takes it too far ahead of himself with Vargas waiting in the box.

Determined start

The two sides have begun with the kind of intensity we've become used to seeing in this tournament, with Scotland having the better of the early play.

Safe hands Sommer

Another McTominay corner is swung in from the left, but Sommer comfortably claims it.

Scotland corner

A brave start for the men in blue. McTominay's corner in is cleared at the near post, however.

Off we go!

Scotland kick off in Cologne.

Kick-off!

Anthems sung

What a rendition of Flower of Scotland that was, as we prepare to get started.

Switzerland sight last 16

A win for Switzerland tonight would confirm their spot in the top two of Group A, and therefore a place in the last 16. That would make their clash against Germany on Sunday a battle to be crowned group winners.

Solid Swiss support

Plenty of fans have travelled north of the German-Swiss border to support their side too.

Scottish fans charming Cologne

Just as they did in Munich last Friday, Scotland fans have travelled in huge numbers to support their team tonight - and the weather has been kinder on them today after some torrential rain yesterday.

More on those teams

Scotland make two changes after their 1-5 opening defeat to Germany. Switzerland make one change after their win against Hungary, with Xherdan Shaqiri - once of Bayern Munich - brought into the side. Leverkusen's Granit Xhaka (pictured) captains the Swiss as one of three Bundesliga players in their XI.

Scotland starting XI

Gunn - Hanley, Hendry, Tierney - Ralston, McTominay, Gilmour, Robertson (c) - McGinn, McGregor - Adams

Switzerland starting XI

Sommer - Schär, Akanji, Rodriguez - Widmer, Freuler, Xhaka (c), Aebischer - Shaqiri, Vargas - Ndoye

Clarke: "Regroup and go again"

Scottish head coach Steve Clarke is looking for a new start against Switzerland. He said in his pre-match press conference, "For us, it is to regroup and go again. It’s that simple. It is about doing better, exactly that. The players want to go back and play better and I think that is pretty standard when you play so poorly and let yourself down. As I said when I spoke to a lot of you on Sunday, it is about doing better, working better into the game."

Yakin: "We need to concentrate and focus"

Switzerland head coach Murat Yakin spoke to the press ahead of his side's second group stage clash. He said, "It’s not just about celebrating football. You have to run and when you play against Scotland you have to know what they’re capable of doing. I’m sure they want to hurt us where they have their strengths. So we need to concentrate and focus. We need to work hard and get into the game. And I don’t think they will make it easy for us.”

2:30

Watch: Inside the home of Cologne

Get to grips with the RheinEnergieStadion ahead of today's match between Scotland and Switzerland in Cologne...

Familiar seven

All in all, there are seven Bundesliga players included in this Switzerland squad. Granit Xhaka, Ruben Vargas, Silvan Widmer, Leonidas Stergiou, Nico Elvedi, Cédric Zesiger and Gregor Kobel make up the current German top-flight contingent, while Yann Sommer, Manuel Akanji, Fabian Schär, Ricardo Rodríguez, Breel Embolo, Renato Steffen, Yvon Mvogo, Xherdan Shaqiri and Denis Zakaria have all previously played in the Bundesliga.

0:21

One to watch: Granit Xhaka

The Bayer Leverkusen midfielder is the heartbeat of this side. Take a look at his 2023/24 Bundesliga goals to whet your appetite.

Tale of the tape

These two nations first met in 1931 and have played 16 times overall. Scotland have the edge with eight victories to Switzerland's five, but the former have prevailed in just two of the past eight meetings. The previous match-up came in 2006, when the Swiss won 3-1 in a friendly.

Swiss strong in Group A opener

Switzerland, meanwhile, started off with all three points against Hungary. Granit Xhaka was one of three Bundesliga players who took the field, while Kwadwo Duah, Michel Aebischer and Breel Embolo all found the back of the net.

Scotland struggle in opener

The Scots came up against a strong Germany side cheered on by a home crowd and were reduced to 10 men shortly before half-time as they suffered a 5-1 defeat. It was a disappointing evening to say the least, and Steve Clarke's men must bounce back immediately here.

Welcome!

Follow all of the build-up and live action from Switzerland's clash against Scotland in Cologne!