The British teams celebrate their 150 years of rivalry with a friendly match: it was the first confrontation at national team level.
They do not have to play in the qualifying phase for the German Euro 2024 and take the opportunity to enter Glasgow a match with a lot of aroma from the past. This Tuesday, the Scottish and English teams will re-release the oldest national team classic in football history.
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And the British teams will face each other at Hampden Park stadium in a friendly match, organized to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first match between two football teams. They are doing it late, because they will be 151 in 2023.
On November 30, 1872, England and Scotland played a goalless draw on a cricket pitch near Patrick, west of Glasgow. It was the kick-off of a classic confrontation and also the first international match in the history of this sport.
That’s why this Tuesday, Scotland will wear a t-shirt with a nod to the one from 1872, while England will wear a kit with the first shield their country’s team had. From that year until today, both played leading roles in one of the strongest rivalries in world football.
They are not playing on the way to the European Championship
The FIFA break in England and Scotland began last week, with both teams having reaffirmed their leadership in their respective qualifying groups heading into Euro 2024 in Germany.
Scotland defeated Cyprus 0-3 and is the leader in Group A with 15 points, compared to the 6 that Spain has, although La Roja has two games less and one will be played next Tuesday in Los Cármenes, exactly against Cyprus. England drew 1-1 with Ukraine last Saturday and lead Group C with 13 points, six more than their last rival, albeit with one game remaining.
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In Spain, the match has not been picked up by any broadcaster and therefore cannot be watched live on any TV or streaming channel. The meeting can be seen live in South America, via the Star+ streaming service. It is expected that the social networks of the Scottish and English federations will publish audiovisual material in the coming hours with the summary of the match or the best actions.
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Scotland: Angus Gunn; Aaron Hickey, Ryan Porteous, Jack Hendry, Kieran Tierney, Andy Robertson; Scott McTominay, Callum McGregor, Billy Gilmour; John McGinn and Che Adams.
England: Jordan Pickford; Kyle Walker, Marc Guehi, Harry Maguire, Ben Chilwell; Declan Rice, Jordan Henderson; Jude Bellingham, James Maddison, Bukayo Saka; Harry Kane.
Source: Goal