Scotland have kept their chances of reaching the knockout stages of the Euros alive after drawing 1-1 with Switzerland in Cologne.
Steve Clarke’s side put in a more positive performance after their 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Germany on the opening day of the the tournament but couldn’t secure three points.
The draw leaves Scotland in third place in Group A with a single point – meaning they will need to beat Hungary to stand a chance of qualifying for the knockout stages automatically.
Scott McTominay’s deflected strike gave Scotland the lead after 13 minutes at the Cologne Stadium, but celebrations were short-lived after former Liverpool star Xherdan Shaqiri equalised on the 26-minute mark.
Sky Sports’ expert Nick Wright called it a “much improved showing overall”.
Former Scotland international Kris Boyd said: “A point will do. We’re alive and kicking… They’ve responded tonight, it was more like Scotland. Switzerland are no mugs and Scotland more than matched them.
“Steve Clarke will be relatively happy with that result.”
Only the top two teams in each group automatically go through to the knockout stages.
The sides which finish third in each group will be placed into a league table, with the top four sides progressing to the last 16.
A team’s position in the table is based on criteria including points, goal difference and goals scored.
Germany currently sit top of Group A with six points, Switzerland are second on four points, Scotland are third with one point and Hungary sit in bottom place with zero.
Scotland face Hungary in both sides’ final group game on Sunday night.
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