Scotland are on a high following Friday’s closely fought draw at Wembley and now await Croatia with the chance of reaching the last 16 just one win away.

Steve Clarke’s men have never before made it past the group stages but on Tuesday night three points could put that stat to bed and cement the players in history as Scottish football legends.

With one point amassed from two games, Scotland know a win would secure them a place in the top three within the group and, depending on other results, seal their passage into the last 16.

Croatia go into the match also with one point, meanwhile England and Czech Republic top the group on four points. 12,000 are expected inside Hampden for one of the most eagerly anticipated matches the famous stadium has ever hosted.

Previous meetings

Scotland are undefeated against Croatia in their five matches against each other. After drawing their first three games, Scotland have won the last two with Robert Snodgrass scoring in both games in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying. Scotland defeated Croatia 1-0 in Zagreb and 2-0 at Hampden Park in which Gary Naismith scored the Scots' other goal.

This is Croatia's sixth EURO; they have missed out just once since independence, at UEFA EURO 2000, meaning this is their fifth successive finals. They have twice reached the last eight and twice bowed out at the group stage. They reached the FIFA World Cup Final in 2018, losing 4-2.

Team News

Billy Gilmour has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the Croatia match.

Pre-match thoughts

Reflecting on the draw against England, Stuart Armstrong said: “To see the reactions of the fans has been fantastic. I'm not big on social media but I saw it directly from family and friends sending bits and pieces through, it's great to see that our performance and point against England brought a lot of confidence and smiles to the faces of the country.

"To build on that and give them something to cheer about on Tuesday is our ambition and focus.

"After the first game there was a lot of disappointment around the result and we knew we had to get something from the game, be that one point or three points.

"To come away with what we set out to achieve was obviously massive for us and it sets us up for the final game.

"Obviously, there was a lot of expectation from them that they should win the game. We didn't listen to that.

"We knew our own qualities and how we wanted to play and, of course, how we wanted to improve or own performance from the first game. I think we did that.

"The boys defended superbly for the whole game. We stifled them, frustrated them and we came out with a very well-deserved point."

Looking back on the first few games, Armstrong expressed his frustration at Scotland not hitting the net yet but is confident the team can score on Tuesday night, with Che Adams at the forefront.

“It would be a problem if we weren't creating any chances. We have had quite a few chances, some good opportunities. It's just those fine margins that will take us to the next level, get us a goal, which we do need on Tuesday.

"I thought Che was excellent at Wembley, a really good performance, a hard performance against good quality defenders. So it was really pleasing for me to see him perform so well, and I have obviously seen that every week at Southampton.

"To get on the pitch together would be nice, and link up. As long as the ball goes in the net, I'm not too bothered.”

Match Officials

Referee: Fernando Andres Rapallini (ARG)
Assistant referees: Juan Pablo Belatti (ARG), Diego Yamil Bonfa (ARG)
Fourth official: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro Hernández (ESP)

Scotland HQ Live

Join in with Scotland’s daily show, broadcast from Drygate Brewery every morning. In the build up to Scotland’s final group game, Gordon Smart has been joined by Stephen O’Donnell, Greg Hemphill and Jamie Murray.

Where to watch?

The match will be free to air across ITV and STV.