Nicola Sturgeon insists the Scottish Government are "absolutely intent" on hosting Euro 2020 amid UEFA concerns.
The national stadium is due to host three group games, two of which involve Steve Clarke's play-off heroes, and a last 16 tie in the summer finals.
However, the European governing body are reportedly growing increasingly concerned over Holyrood's perceived lack of enthusiasm when it comes to admitting fans during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The First Minister responded to the fears that Hampden would miss out on the showpiece games during her daily briefing, insisting that she remains hopeful that the Mount Florida fixtures won't be "lost".
The FM said: "I certainly hope so and nobody wants to lose the Euros and I don’t think we should be in the position right now of thinking that is the case.
“There is a deadline that all countries have to give and indication to UEFA what they think will be possible in terms of fan attendance and fan zones.
“All countries are grappling with this not just Scotland, and as Jason [Leitch] has just said in relation to international travel, we are standing here on March 5 and while we are really hopeful, and I think you are getting signs of a lot of optimism from us today, looking too far ahead is just difficult to do, but let me be clear we are absolutely intent on having Hampden as a host stadium for the Euros.
“We’ve always been keen on it and now more so that Scotland we would like the opportunity to see Scotland play there as well."
Alongside Glasgow, Dublin and Bilbao's status as host cities is also under threat.
With the different approaches from the governments involved having thrown those plans into doubt Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed he'd step forward if England was required to take on additional games.
Wembley is already hosting the semi-finals and final.
UEFA's chief advisor, Dr Daniel Koch, a top Swiss expert on global pandemic, has previously stated fans could yet be allowed to travel internationally to the games.
