Liam Cooper believes Scotland can make history at Euro 2020 by getting beyond the group stage for the first time ever.
The Leeds United skipper says Steve Clarke ’s side are brimming with confidence ahead of the tournament.
The Scots are currently at their Spanish base camp before two friendlies against Holland and Luxembourg.
Clarke’s boys will then return to the UK before their Euro opener against Czech Republic at Hampden on June 14.
No Scottish side has ever reached the knock-out phase of a European Championship or World Cup.
But centre-back Cooper sees no reason why they can’t break the mould.
He said: “It’s massive for us to get off to a good start but there’s a hunger and desire to make the nation proud. We carry that on our shoulders.
“We’ve got a willingness to work for each other and a system that suits us.
“We’ve got two good warm-up games and come the start of the Euros, we’ll be ready.
“We know we’re building up to something and we must have the right mentality.
“The first game is huge for us but we’re confident we can get results elsewhere in the group as well.
“Can we break new ground by getting out of our group? Why not believe? We see how hard we work every day.
“Of course, it’s going to be tough, we know that.
“But we’ve been working hard and playing in this system for a long time now and we’re very confident.”
