Scotland hold a 1-0 advantage heading into the second leg of their UEFA Nations League A playoff against Greece at Hampden Park.
Scott McTominay’s penalty was the difference between the sides in Piraeus on Thursday, taking Steve Clarke’s team step closer to retaining their top-tier status.
Greece were 2-1 winners on their previous visit to the UK when they stunned England 2-1 at Wembley last October. However, a 3-0 loss in the return match plunged them into this playoff.
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Scotland vs. Greece score
| 1st Half (Agg) | Goalscorers | |
| Scotland | 0 (1) | |
| Greece | 1 (1) | Konstantelias 20′ |
Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Lineups:
Scotland (4-2-3-1, right to left): 1. Craig Gordon (GK) — 2. Anthony Ralston, 15. John Souttar, 5. Grant Hanley, 3. Andy Robertson — 23. Kenny McLean, 8. Billy Gilmour —7. John McGinn, 4. Scott McTominay, 11. Ryan Christie — 10. Che Adams
Greece (4-3-3, right to left): 12. Kostas Tzolakis (GK) — V2. Giorgos Vaglannidis, 4. Ntinos Mavropanos, 3. Konstantinos Koulierakis, 22. Dimitris Giannoulis — 16. Christos Mouzakitis, 6. Christos Zafeiris, 18. Giannis Konstantelias — 19. Konstantinos Karetsas, 14. Vangelis Pavlidis, 9. Christos Tzolis
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Scotland vs. Greece highlights, key events
20 mins: KONSTANTELIAS LEVELS THE TIE! It’s slightly against the run of play but Greece take the lead to level the tie on aggregate. Right-back Vagiannidis cuts the ball back from the right and Konstantelias dispatches a finish past Gordon at his near post having been granted a scandalous amount of room.
Scotland vs. Greece kick off time
The UEFA Nations League playoff match kicks off in Glasgow at 5 p.m local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Sun, Mar 23 | 12:00 p.m. ET |
| Canada | Sun, Mar 23 | 12:00 p.m. ET |
| UK | Sun, Mar 23 | 5:00 p.m. GMT |
| Australia | Mon, Mar 24 | 4:00 a.m. AEDT |
| India | Sun, Mar 23 | 10:30 p.m. IST |
Scotland vs. Greece lineups, team news
The big question before this playoff tie was whether Clarke would switch to a back five to accommodate the return of Kieran Tierney. He stuck with a four-man defence in Greece and, despite a torrid second half, that setup is the same for the return.
Ryan Christie is back from suspension and replaces Lewis Ferguson as the only change for the hosts.
Scotland (4-2-3-1, right to left): Gordon (GK) — Ralston, Souttar, Hanley, Robertson — McLean, Gilmour —McGinn, McTominay, Christie — Adams
Scotland subs: Kelly (GK), Slicker (GK), Tierney, Conway, Hendry, Wilson, McKenna, Nisbet, Hirst, Ferguson, Miller, Johnston
By contrast, Greece boss Ivan Jovanovic has rung the changes, making six alterations to the team beaten last time out.
That includes a start for 17-year-old attacker Konstantinos Karetsas, who joins a forward line lead by Benfica striker Vangelis Pavlidis. Despite scoring 20 goals for Benfica this season, Pavlidis has just one in his 19 outings for his country.
Liverpool defender Kostas Tsimikas is one of the players benched.
Greece (4-3-3, right to left): Tzolakis (GK) — Vaglannidis, Mavropanos, Koulierakis, Giannoulis — Mouzakitis, Zafeiris, Konstantelias — Karetsas, Pavlidis, Tzolis
Greece subs: Vlachodimos (GK), Mandas (GK), Restos, Masouras, Ioannidis, Pelkas, Fountas, Rota, Chatzidiakos, Mantalos, Tsimikas, Galanopoulos
Scotland vs. Greece live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this UEFA Nations League playoff match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
| TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA | FS2 | Fubo USA, ViX, Fox Sports site/app |
| Canada | — | DAZN |
| UK | BBC Two, BBC Scotland | BBC iPlayer |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | Sony Ten 1 | Sony LIV, JioTV |
