UEFA Nations League

Scotland vs Switzerland, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

· UEFA Nations League
Scotland
  • Red Card 11': Jack Hendry
FT
0 - 3
Switzerland
  • 12': Ricardo Rodríguez
  • 55': Nico Elvedi
  • 82': Zeki Amdouni

Scotland routed by Swiss in Pocognoli's home debut

New Scotland boss Sebastien Pocognoli endured a demoralising Hampden debut as his 10-man side were dismantled 3-0 by sure-footed Switzerland in the Nations League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Luis Binks (Scotland).
  • 3': Michel Aebischer (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
  • 5': Johan Manzambi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Scotland).
  • 7': Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Jack Hendry (Scotland).
  • 8': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': VAR Decision: No Penalty Switzerland.
  • 11': Jack Hendry (Scotland) is shown the red card.
  • 12': Goal! Scotland 0, Switzerland 1. Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 13': Substitution, Scotland. Stephen Welsh replaces Kieron Bowie.
  • 13': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Scotland).
  • 13': Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Ardon Jashari (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 17': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
  • 17': Johan Manzambi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Nathan Patterson (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Switzerland).
  • 19': Foul by Stephen Welsh (Scotland).
  • 19': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
  • 21': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 21': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Dan Ndoye.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Andy Robertson (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 23': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Johan Manzambi (Switzerland).
  • 24': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Stephen Welsh.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Johan Manzambi (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
  • 28': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
  • 31': Delay in match (Switzerland).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Nathan Patterson (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Switzerland).
  • 34': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Ardon Jashari (Switzerland).
  • 36': Attempt saved. Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Angus Gunn (Scotland). Assisted by Remo Freuler.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Angus Gunn (Scotland). Assisted by Zachary Athekame.
  • 39': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
  • 39': Johan Manzambi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nico Elvedi.
  • 42': Foul by Nathan Patterson (Scotland).
  • 42': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland).
  • 45'+4': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
  • 45'+4': Ardon Jashari (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Scotland 0, Switzerland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Scotland 0, Switzerland 1.
  • 46': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Scotland).
  • 46': Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Nathan Patterson (Scotland).
  • 48': Johan Manzambi (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zachary Athekame.
  • 50': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Remo Freuler (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 52': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Ardon Jashari (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Zeki Amdouni.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Johan Manzambi (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez.
  • 55': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Nathan Patterson.
  • 55': Goal! Scotland 0, Switzerland 2. Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Ndoye with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Billy Gilmour (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 59': Substitution, Scotland. Ben Gannon-Doak replaces Nathan Patterson.
  • 59': Substitution, Scotland. Robbie Ure replaces Oliver McBurnie.
  • 59': Substitution, Scotland. Ryan Christie replaces Billy Gilmour.
  • 60': Offside, Scotland. Scott McKenna is caught offside.
  • 62': Substitution, Switzerland. Sascha Britschgi replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.
  • 63': Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Rieder replaces Johan Manzambi.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Angus Gunn (Scotland).
  • 66': Attempt missed. Fabian Rieder (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Zachary Athekame.
  • 67': Robbie Ure (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Foul by Sascha Britschgi (Switzerland).
  • 70': Andy Robertson (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Zachary Athekame (Switzerland).
  • 70': Substitution, Switzerland. Vincent Sierro replaces Ardon Jashari.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Angus Gunn (Scotland).
  • 72': Foul by Stephen Welsh (Scotland).
  • 72': Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Stephen Welsh (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 74': Substitution, Scotland. Josh Doig replaces Andy Robertson.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Michel Aebischer (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zeki Amdouni.
  • 77': Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Fabian Rieder (Switzerland).
  • 78': Attempt saved. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Angus Gunn (Scotland). Assisted by Zeki Amdouni.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zachary Athekame.
  • 81': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Stephen Welsh.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabian Rieder with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Goal! Scotland 0, Switzerland 3. Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Ndoye following a corner.
  • 83': Foul by Josh Doig (Scotland).
  • 83': Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Angus Gunn (Scotland). Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zachary Athekame with a cross.
  • 86': Substitution, Switzerland. Alvyn Sanches replaces Zeki Amdouni.
  • 86': Substitution, Switzerland. Cedric Itten replaces Dan Ndoye.
  • 86': Luis Binks (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Switzerland).
  • 88': Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Fabian Rieder (Switzerland).
  • 89': Offside, Scotland. John McGinn is caught offside.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Alvyn Sanches (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Scotland 0, Switzerland 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Scotland 0, Switzerland 3.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 14
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 6
76.8 Possession 23.2
23 SHOTS 2
9 ON GOAL 0
0.4 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
686 Accurate Passes 160
730 Passes 216
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 2
20 Crosses 9
0.2 Cross % 0.2
38 Long Balls 51
24 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 0
4 Effective Tackles 6
6 Tackles 10
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
3 Interceptions 8
9 Effective Clearances 22
9 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Hampden Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 41,028

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Switzerland 4 +10 12
2 Slovenia 4 +2 7
3 Scotland 4 -2 4
4 North Macedonia 4 -10 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SCO Scotland (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Angus Gunn (GK)
16 Scott McKenna
4 Luis Binks
13 Jack Hendry Red Card
8 Billy Gilmour
19 Lewis Ferguson
7 John McGinn
3 Andy Robertson
22 Nathan Patterson
9 Oliver McBurnie
20 Kieron Bowie
Scotland Substitutes:
Robbie Ure, Aaron Hickey, Scott Bain, Liam Kelly, Kristi Montgomery, Lennon Miller, Ben Gannon-Doak, Luke Graham, Josh Doig, Joshua McPake, Stephen Welsh, Ryan Christie.

SUI Switzerland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
5 Manuel Akanji
4 Nico Elvedi
13 Ricardo Rodríguez
16 Zachary Athekame
9 Johan Manzambi
14 Ardon Jashari
8 Remo Freuler
10 Zeki Amdouni
11 Dan Ndoye
20 Michel Aebischer
Switzerland Substitutes:
Isaac Schmidt, Winsley Boteli, Marvin Keller, Alvyn Sanches, Vincent Sierro, Yvon Mvogo, Sascha Britschgi, Adrian Bajrami, Fabian Rieder, Cedric Itten, Eray Cömert, Djibril Sow.

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