Scotland defender Kieran Tierney has been dominated out of the remainder of Euro 2024 with a hamstring harm sustained in Wednesday’s 1-1 draw with Switzerland.
Tierney was taken off on the finish of the Group A match and Scotland confirmed the 27-year-old will miss the remainder of the match.
An harm to Tierney was the bane of an in any other case optimistic evening in Cologne as Scotland stored their hopes of reaching the final 16 of a significant worldwide competitors alive for the primary time with an important level in opposition to the Swiss.
Scotland now must beat Hungary in Stuttgart on Sunday to progress to the knockout levels, however they’ll have to take action with out one other key participant.
Steve Clarke was already with out full-backs Aaron Hickey and Nathan Patterson, whereas Ryan Porteous stays suspended after receiving a pink card within the 5-1 loss to Germany.
After the draw in opposition to Switzerland, Clarke stated of Tierney’s harm: “It seems to be fairly dangerous.
“You have to really feel for Kieran, he is in nice kind and he is the perfect participant for us. It is a disgrace, however another person has to step on top of things.”
Boyd: Scotland ‘did the nation proud’ in Switzerland draw
Former Scotland striker Chris Boyd on Sky Sports activities Information:
“There have been questions and criticism after the efficiency on Friday evening, and rightly so.
“However they responded in opposition to Switzerland and it was extra like Scotland, proper of their faces.
“Switzerland shouldn’t be a sport of this degree, however they greater than matched them and drew.
“Sure, they acquired fortunate at occasions, however I believe Steve Clarke will likely be comparatively pleased with the outcome.
“There needed to be a response the place we have been on Friday evening and we acquired it.
“There should have been some harsh phrases on the coaching floor in the previous few days, however that is the lifetime of a soccer participant. There are ups and downs.
“Scotland have proven they’ll compete at this degree. It is a fast turnaround however they’ve achieved the nation proud.”