Scotland dig deep to stay alive with Switzerland draw

Football – Scotland kept alive their hopes of reaching the knockout stages of a major tournament for the first time by holding Switzerland to a gripping 1-1 draw at Euro 2024 yesterday thanks to an early goal from Scott McTominay.

Out to rescue their battered pride after a 5-1 drubbing by Germany, Scotland went ahead after 13 minutes from McTominay’s deflected shot before the Swiss levelled 13 minutes later with a superb strike from Xherdan Shaqiri after a defensive blunder.

Switzerland looked the more dangerous team and had the best…