Steve Clarke plays down Scotland Euro 2024 draw pot prospects ahead of Norway fixture
Scotland face Norway in their final Group A fixture of Euro 2024 qualifying on Sunday; Steve Clarke's side have already secured their place for next summer's tournament in Germany; Scotland could face an easier draw if they remain in pot three; The draw will be made on Saturday December 2
Saturday 18 November 2023 16:12, UK
Steve Clarke insists he is giving no consideration to which pot Scotland end up in at Euro 2024 as he focuses on trying to end their successful qualification campaign on a high against Norway at Hampden Park on Sunday.
Scotland sealed their spot for next summer's tournament last month with two games to spare and will learn who they will face in the group stage when the draw is made in Hamburg on Saturday December 2.
A victory by two goals or more against Norway this weekend would likely lift Scotland into pot two, while any other result is set to place them in pot three.
With the likes of Albania, Hungary and Turkey among the teams on course to be in pot two, there is a feeling Clarke's side would have a chance of an easier draw by remaining in pot three, but he is paying no attention to it.
«Honestly, zero, I haven't looked at it,» said Clarke when asked if he had given much consideration to the permutations. «It doesn't concern me.
»The main objective was to be there. Pot two, pot three… it's all speculation because you don't know how the other games are going to pan out so we'll go out and do our best to win the game and then we'll decide after that whether we want to be in pot two or pot three."
And asked how significant it would be to go to the tournament as a pot two team, Clarke said: «Not significant at all in my mind. I don't think too much about it.
Euro 2024 qualifying fixtures
Euro 2024
Read on skysports.com
