Seville is a city associated with strong aromas. Orange blossom in the Spring, jasmine most of the year round. Also, sadly, also the scent of failure if you happen to be a Scottish football fan.
Scotland will book their place at Euro 2024 if can they avoid defeat tonight against Spain in Seville. It has been a sensational qualifying campaign so far from Steve Clarke’s side, who sit comfortably top of Group A and are on the verge of securing their spot at next summer’s tournament. The flights can also be booked if Norway fail to beat Cyprus tonight, regardless of the outcome in Spain.
Spain 2-0 Scotand: McTominay’s strike was disallowed with the Euro 2024 qualifier goalless, before Alvaro Morata and a Ryan Porteous own goal gave the hosts a controversial win
Dust down the Cruella Seville headlines. The Spanish city maintained its status as a graveyard of Scottish dreams but the pain and frustration may well only be temporary on this occasion, not that this makes things any easier for Steve Clarke and his team to stomach.
Scotland missed their first chance to seal a Euro 2024 berth as they lost to two late goals in Spain on Thursday as the third contender in Group A, Norway, won 4-0 in Cyprus.Alexander Sorloth and Fredrik Aursnes also struck as Norway crushed Cyprus 4-0.