Steve Clarke: Scotland to base themselves in Glasgow ahead of Euro 2024
Scotland secured their place at Euro 2024 with two games to spare; Steve Clarke's side have been drawn in Group A with Germany, Hungary and Switzerland; Germany vs Scotland opens the tournament on June 14
Tuesday 9 January 2024 10:38, UK
Steve Clarke revealed Scotland will base themselves in Glasgow ahead of Euro 2024 to «feel the mood of the country» before the tournament in Germany.
The Scots prepared for the rescheduled Euro 2020 at a training camp just outside of Darlington in the north east of England before playing two games at Hampden Park in between a match against England at Wembley.
Scotland begin their build-up when they take on the Netherlands and Northern Ireland in March friendlies and will have two warm-up games in late May or early June ahead of the opening game of the tournament against the hosts in Munich on June 14.
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The final friendly has been pencilled in for Hampden and the Scotland squad will train at Lesser Hampden and stay in the city centre.
Clarke said: «We're going to base ourselves in Glasgow. We're not going abroad. I think with the last Euros it felt a little bit remote, out of the country, we didn't really get a feel for how the nation was.
»Obviously it was in Covid times so it was a little bit different. This time my thinking is that I want the boys to feel the mood of the country before they leave for Germany.
«Plus, fantastic hotel, great pitch, so we know exactly what we've got. Home comforts. And then go and attack the tournament.
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