When did Scotland last qualify for the Euros? History in European Championship and World Cups

Scotland are pushing to do something their national football team has only achieved once before as they aim for a place at Euro 2024 in Germany.

If Steve Clarke's side can secure their goal of a spot at the tournament, they will have made it to back-to-back European Championships for the first time since their double qualification in 1992 and 1996.

Members of the Tartan Army will now be quietly confident of planning a trip to Germany, after a strong start in Group A qualifying, alongside having the back up option of a UEFA Nations League assured playoff.

The Sporting News looks at Scotland's record at the European Championship and how they have fared in previous years.

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Scotland did not enter the first two European Championships and they failed to qualify for any of the editions between 1968 and 1988.

That picture changed for Euro 92, as they secured a place at the tournament, before bowing out in the group stages in Sweden.

Euro 96 in England was a huge chapter in Scottish football history. And despite picking up four points from their first two group games, defeat to England meant another group stage exit.

Another 14-year gap followed that famous summer, before the Scots reached Euro 2020, but no wins from three games saw them fall at the first hurdle again.

Scotland didn't enter the first three editions of the World Cup. They qualified for the 1950 finals but the Scottish FA stated they would only take part if Scotland won the 1950 British Home Championship. Scotland finished runners-up after losing to England and therefore weren't involved in the World Cup.

In the 1954 British Home Championship, Scotland again finished second,