Creating a rain of goals against Scotland, the German team started EURO 2024 perfectly

Germany will face Scotland in the opening match of EURO 2024 early this morning (June 15). Coach Julian Nagelsmann and his team had a great start when they scored 3 goals against Scotland in the first 45 minutes. Florian Wirtz became the first player to score at EURO 2024. In the 11th minute, the Leverkusen striker fired a shot from near the edge of the penalty area after a pass from Kimmich, forcing the Scottish goalkeeper to go into the net to pick up the ball.

In the following minutes, the German team attacked like embroidery and brocade, making the Scottish team's defense work hard. The score was raised to 2-0 in the 19th minute. Kai Havertz passed the ball back into the penalty area for Musiala to score and double the gap.

At the end of the first half, Germany was awarded a penalty after Porteous (Scotland) fouled Guendogan in the penalty area. The referee showed Porteous a red card, leaving Scotland with 10 men on the field. Kai Havertz was tasked with taking the penalty and he did not miss the opportunity to increase the score to 3-0.

In the second half, the game was completely in favor of the German team. Substitute Fullkrug scored in the 68th minute with a shot at 110km/h. However, in the 87th minute, Rudiger headed the ball into his own net, reducing the score to 1-4.

Emre Can closed out Germany's victory with a goal in the 90+3 minute. Winning 5-1 in the opening match, coach Nagelsmann and his team brought joy to German fans.

Full time. Germany beat Scotland 5-1.

90+2': Emre Can scored to raise the score to 5-1 after a shot from outside the penalty area.

87': GOAL! Rudiger headed the ball into his own net. The score was reduced to 1-4.

84': Germany is still attacking. They still want to score more goals in the opening match.

77': Fullkrug put the ball into Scotland's net but the goal was disallowed due to offside.

73': Germany team makes a substitution. Musiala leaves the field. Thomas Mueller enters.

68': GOAL! Fullkrug finishes decisively in the penalty area. 4-0 for Germany.

63': Germany team makes a substitution. Florian Wirtz and Kai Havertz leave the field. Sane and Fullkrug come in.

58: NO GOAL! Florian Wirtz volleys from inside the box but the ball goes over the Scottish goal.

50': Germany comfortably fires shots towards the opponent's goal. With 10 men on the field, Scotland is facing many difficulties.

Round 2 begins!

The first half ends. The home team Germany had an excellent first half with 3 goals.

45': GOAL! Kai Havertz successfully kicks the penalty. The score is 3-0 for the German team.

44': VAR determined a penalty for Germany after Guendogan was fouled in the penalty area. Porteous (Scotland) received a red card after a rough tackle.

42': Kimmich passed the ball to Ilkay Gundogan (Germany) to head in the penalty area but the opposing goalkeeper successfully blocked it.

37': Germany had more possession of the ball and also had more shots than Scotland.

31': Robert Andrich (Germany) received a yellow card after a foul on an opposing player.

26': NO PENALTY FOR GERMANY! VAR determined that Musiala fell in front of the penalty area and Germany was only awarded a direct free kick. Kai Havertz's direct free kick then failed to beat the Scottish goalkeeper.

19': GOAL! 2-0 for Germany. Kai Havertz passed the ball back to Musiala to double the gap.

11': GOAL! Florian Wirtz (Germany national team) scored the first goal at EURO 2024! The goal was scored in the 11th minute! Kimmich crossed for Wirtz to finish with one touch into the opponent's net.

7': Germany holds the ball 70% of the time but has not had any shots yet.

1': Florian Wirtz (Germany) escaped to face the goalkeeper after a long pass from his teammate but the linesman raised his flag for offside.

Round 1 begins!

Atmosphere inside Allianz Arena

Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer warms up

The atmosphere is electric at the Allianz Arena

Scotland starting lineup

Germany's starting lineup

A Scotland fan eagerly awaits the opening match of EURO 2024.

Germany vs Scotland predicted lineup

Virtue:Neuer; Raum, Rudiger, Tah, Kimmich; Andrich, Kroos; Musiala, Gundogan, Wirtz, Havertz

Scotland:Gunn; Porteous, Hendry, Tierney; Hickey, Robertson; McTominey, Gilmour, McGregor, McGinn; Adams.

When is Germany vs Scotland?

The match betweenGermany vs Scotlandis the opening match of EURO 2024. The match takes place at 02:00 on June 15 at Allianz Arena (Munich, Germany).

Germany vs Scotland Prediction

Host Germany aims to win 3 points when playing the opening match of EURO 2024 against Scotland. In this tournament, the German team has a strong squad with names such as Florian Wirtz, Thomas Mueller, Kai Havertz, Toni Kroos, Ilkay Guendogan...

In the last 4 matches, Germany won 3 and drew 1. Germany won 2-1 against Greece in the most recent match before EURO 2024. Kai Havertz and Pascal Gross scored in that match.

As for Scotland, they have only won 1 of their last 5 matches, which was a 2-0 win over Gibraltar. In their most recent match before EURO 2024, Scotland drew 2-2 with Finland. That was a match in which Scotland led 2-0 after 58 minutes, but they let Finland equalize in the remaining time.

Scotland will have to improve a lot if they want to get points in their opening match. With the home advantage, it will not be a surprise if Germany wins.

Form and head to headGermany vs Scotland:

The last time the two teams met was nearly 10 years ago and Germany completely dominated the last 5 meetings with 3 wins and only 1 loss. Nagelsmann's team is also on a 4-match unbeaten streak in friendly matches while Scotland has only won 1/5 of their most recent appearances.

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Prediction: Germany 2-0 Scotland