Scots and Hungarians are grasping at straws

Knockout match in Stuttgart - whoever wins has a great chance to pass, a draw cancels both

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The Scots depend on themselves, with a win they are in the playoffs, Photo: REUTERS
The Scots depend on themselves, with a win they are in the playoffs, Photo: REUTERS
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Scotland has a point, Hungary is at zero, so tonight's duel in Stuttgart (21) has all the features of a classic "knockout" game.

The team that wins keeps the chances of making it to the round of 16, a draw probably cancels both. That's why Steve Clark on the one hand, and Marco Rossi on the other, will probably command the attack from the start.

The Scots are in a slightly more favorable position because they have a point, with the new three they would have four - and that could be enough for the second stage as one of the four best third-placed teams. With a triumph, the Hungarians would have three and would have to wait for the outcome in the remaining five groups.

Clarke, the coach of Scotland, is looking forward to the improvement in the game that his "tartan army" showed in the second match against Switzerland (1:1) compared to the first against Germany (5:1 defeat) and expects that trend to continue.

- That was us, aggressive, fighting Scotland. We were not only strong in duels, we showed that we know how to put the ball down, to create chances - says Clark.

And the Hungarians are grasping at an even shorter straw.

- Mathematically, we are still in the Euro and we will do our best to stay. We have chances, we have trump cards - said Marko Rossi, selector of the "light cavalry".

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