Scotland's Nations League fixtures confirmed - with tasty Hampden clash lined up for September

After Thursday night’s draw in Brussels, Scotland were placed in League B1 of the competition alongside Switzerland, Slovenia and North Macedonia - and head coach Steve Clarke and his side now know their exact schedule of games for this year’s tournament.

Relegated from League A after losing 3-1 on aggregate to Greece last year in the play-offs, Scotland will be aiming for promotion from League B, though they have been handed a tricky set of opponents.

“We knew whoever we got was going to be difficult,” said Clarke following Thursday’s draw. “The teams are all evenly matched. It has been a good competition for us, originally when we first qualified for Euro 2020 through the Nations League playoffs.

"We understand the benefits of it. We were in League A last time, unfortunately, lost out in the playoff to Greece, a very good Greek side. They managed to knock us down to League B, but we expect difficult matches."

Scotland’s first test will be against Bostjan Cesar’s Slovenia on Saturday, September 26, at 3pm local time, meaning the game will get under way at 2pm in Scotland.

Clarke’s side will then welcome Murat Yakin and his Switzerland side to Hampden Park just days later on Tuesday, September 29, with a re-run of their Euro 2024 clash scheduled to kick-off at 7.45pm in Mount Florida.

The side will then jet off to North Macedonia on Saturday, October 3, for matchday three in the Nations League, before returning to Hampden Park to face Slovenia just 72 hours later on Tuesday, October 6, with their first four games in the competition set to take place over just 11 days.

Scotland’s Nations League campaign will end with a visit from North Macedonia on Friday, November 13, before they face a difficult trip to Switzerland on Monday, November 16:

Scotland Nations League fixture list (kick-offs UK time)

• Saturday 26 September: Slovenia vs Scotland - 2pm
• Tuesday 29 September: Scotland vs Switzerland - 7.45pm
• Saturday 3 October: North Macedonia vs Scotland - 7.45pm
• Tuesday 6 October: Scotland vs Slovenia - 7.45pm
• Friday 13 November: Scotland vs North Macedonia - 7.45pm
• Monday 16 November: Switzerland vs Scotland - 7.45pm

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