and he will get back to playing as quickly as possible. obviously it s a blow for us in terms of the team but a chance for someone else. this could be scotland but a chance for someone else. this could be scotland s most important could be scotland s most important game in decades. croatia will be a tough side to beat and a victory is what scotland need. no one else has tested positive and public health england has advised the scottish football association that no other members of the squad must self isolate. it s encouraging for steve clarke but with one of his best players unavailable, he still has a selection headache. so england are guaranteed to reach the last 16. a victory over the czechs at wembley would mean they top the group. but they could be without ben chilwell and mason mount who are self isolating as a precaution after coming into close contact with billy gilmour after that game with scotland.
and that and have a great time with theirfriends. and that novelty of having a big night out is something special. it s amazing to be in this atmosphere, out of the house, being with my friends and social distanced. it s great. and they re safe. and it s just. oh, the atmosphere is amazing. goal scorers of england vs scotland games past are legend here. will tonight become another remembered for years? hopes are high. danny savage, bbc news, newcastle. it may not be full, but all the fans are so up for this. now it is time for the players to try and drown out all that external noise. many of them won t even have been born in them won t even have been born in the last time the men s teams met at euro 96. england have made two changes to the side that beat croatia, harry maguire on the bench.
build on that composed performance in the 1 0 win against croatia. scotland meanwhile lost 2 0 to the czech republic and know that a defeat here today would leave their hopes are little wobbly, although not necessarily terminal. much is riding on this for both sides, and if you look at the ties between the nation and the history, it adds up to an in encounter with a special edge. for these oldest of footballing rivals, the euros has brought mixed fortunes. but for fans, the wait is finally over. bagpipes skirl. the weather hasn t dampened the spirits of the travelling tartan army. outnumbered they may be, but outsung, never? # yes, sir i can boogie. # but i need a certain song.# scotland have not won at wembley in 22 years but confidence, like the beer, is in good supply for both sets of supporters. the support we got down here, it s about 30,000. brilliant.
lead from scotland, england might out of this game. because of that - lead from scotland, england might be wary of, maybe, a banana skin here? no, i don t think so. i think england no, i don t think so. i think england are very confident and have beat croatia and i had england are very confident and have beat croatia in a hard very confident and have beat croatia in a hard team. it is at wembley and they in a hard team. it is at wembley and lheyare in a hard team. it is at wembley and they are very, very strong here. psychologically, as well, a drill 02- t psychologically, as well, a drill 02 t might be on their mind slightly 02 t might be on their mind slightly but realistically the way england are shaping up i would be surprised england are shaping up i would be surprised if they don t get the result surprised if they don t get the result surprised if they don t get the result a surprised if they don t get the result. a draw or 2 2. we have all heard result.
two decades after winning the world cup on home soil, a star-studded france team will be massive favorites to beat croatia, playing in its first ever final. it s the smallest country by population to reach the title match since uruguay back in 1950. barely more than 4 million people live in croatia. that s fewer than the state of alabama. and if croatia beat the french, it would be a bigger upset than the eagles winning the super bowl earlier this year against the patriots. no tom brady equivalent in this game, but watch out for france s keelan mbappe, the first to score the most knockout goals in a match since pele in 1958. mbappe could well be the sport s next big mega star. but even though few experts predicted croatia would get this far, they have a handful of players from the biggest and most successful clubs in europe. captain luca modric helping real madrid win the championships league, ivan rakitic part of the team that won spain s la liga, and striker mario manzucic is