Euro 2024: fallout from Scotland’s exit, Croatia v Italy buildup

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where the squad who said last week they paid no attention to the coverage back home are, er, kicking back against the critics back home.And so in a way this was a kind of hazing: a stress test under laboratory conditions, with qualification already secure but a number of flaws that required the scrutiny of a strong Swiss side to expose.

Personal view: in the Premier League that would have been but the Uefa expediency means the game is played on once the refs have waved play on, and the doubt needs to be greater.Scotland huffed and puffed. Hungary’s play generally broke down 25 yards from goal until stoppage time, when a basketball match broke out. Steve Clarke and the Tartan Army will be wounded by what transpired here but the harsh reality is over the course of three games they have looked short of the levels required.

 

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