Scotland this afternoon experience their first taste of international tournament football in 23 years when they take on Czech Republic.
Defender Kieran Tierney was a surprise absentee from Steve Clarke’s matchday squad, while there was no place in the starting lineup for talented midfielder Billy Gilmour, with Stuart Armstrong selected to start alongside Scott McTominay and John McGinn.
Ryan Christie was preferred to Che Adams to start up front alongside Lyndon Dykes for the Scots, who are playing in their first major tournament since the 1998 World Cup.
The Czechs, playing in their seventh straight European Championship, will be anchored in midfield by Tomas Soucek while their main goal threat will come from Patrik Schick up front who has netted 11 times in 26 international appearances.
Here is how we predict the two sides will shape up...
Scotland vs Czech Republic predicted lineups
Scotland XI: Marshall; O'Donnell, Hendry, Hanley, Cooper, Robertson; McTominay, McGinn, Armstrong; Dykes, Christie
Czech Republic XI: Vaclik; Coufal, Celustka, Kalas, Boril; Soucek, Kral; Masopust, Darida, Jankto; Schick
Squads
Scotland
Goalkeepers: Craig Gordon, David Marshall, Jon McLaughlin
Defenders: Nathan Patterson, Stephen O’Donnell, Andy Robertson, Kieran Tierney, Greg Taylor, Liam Cooper, Grant Hanley, Declan Gallagher, Scott McKenna, Jack Hendry
Midfielders: Billy Gilmour, Callum McGregor, Scott McTominay, Stuart Armstrong, John McGinn, John Fleck, David Turnbull
Forwards: Che Adams, James Forrest, Ryan Christie, Ryan Fraser, Lyndon Dykes, Kevin Nisbet
Czech Republic
Goalkeepers: Tomas Vaclik, Jiri Pavlenka, Ales Mandous
Defenders: Jan Boril, Jakub Brabec, Vladimir Coufal, Ondrej Celustka, Pavel Kaderabek, Tomas Kalas, Ales Mateju, David Zima
Midfielders: Antonin Barak, Vladimir Darida, Adam Hlozek, Tomas Holes, Jakub Jankto, Alex Kral, Lukas Masopust, Jakub Pesek, Tomas Soucek, Petr Sevcik, Michal Sadilek
Forwards: Michael Krmencik, Tomas Pekhart, Patrik Schick, Matej Vydra
