Scotland are out of Euro 2020 after going down 3-1 to Croatia at Hampden Park on Tuesday. This took the World Cup runners-up into the last 16.
Croatia have qualified for the knockout stages in second place in Group D. Skipper Luka Modric brilliantly fired home with the outside of his boot to make it 2-1, before Modric's corner was flicked in by Ivan Perisic for the third.
Attacker Nikola Vlasic drove in the opener for Croatia in the 17th minute before Callum McGregor gave Steve Clarke’s side encouragement with a leveller three minutes from the break, his first international goal.
Scotland had one last opportunity to harness the energy of their fans versus Luka Modric’s men in Glasgow. Both teams were in desperate need of a win to have any chance of advancing. The Scots would have a home crowd of about 12,000 urging the players on. “It’s great to see that our performance and the point against England brought a lot of confidence and smiles to the faces of the country,” Scotland midfielder Stuart Armstrong had said.
It would be a problem if we weren't creating any chances. I think we have had quite a few chances, a lot of opportunities. So, it's just those fine margins that will take us to the next level and get us a goal which we do need on Tuesday,” Armstrong told reporters on Monday.
The Scots will have to play without Billy Gilmour. The 20-year-old midfielder, who made his first start for the national team against England and was named player of the match by UEFA, will miss the game against Croatia after testing positive for the coronavirus.
