Scotland's Tierney ruled out for rest of Euro 2024

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Euro 2024, Group A: Scotland v Hungary

Venue: MHPArena, Stuttgart Date: Sunday, 23 June Kick-off: 20:00 GMT

Coverage: Watch connected BBC One, perceive connected BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Scotland, unrecorded matter commentary connected BBC Sport website.

Scotland defender Kieran Tierney is retired of Euro 2024 and connected his measurement location arsenic a consequence of nan hamstring wounded that forced him disconnected against Switzerland.

The 27-year-old, who has returned to Arsenal aft an wounded hampered play connected indebtedness to Real Sociedad, came disconnected connected a stretcher successful nan 1-1 Group A tie successful Cologne connected Wednesday.

Scotland adjunct caput coach John Carver said: "He is heading location to beryllium assessed by Arsenal and that's each I tin really opportunity astatine nan moment.

"They will springiness updates arsenic they person it, but he is evidently highly disappointed. If we do advancement and move done nan tournament, I americium judge he will beryllium backmost to support us."

Scotland's protect resources person already been stretched by pre-tournament injuries to right-backs Aaron Hickey and Nathan Patterson.

In addition, Watford centre-half Ryan Porteous will miss Sunday's last group lucifer against Hungary done suspension aft being sent disconnected against Germany successful nan opening fixture.

"It is simply a rustle because Kieran is 1 of our apical players and, successful tourney football, you request your champion players connected nan park," Carver admitted.

"And, successful peculiar pinch him, he gives that equilibrium down nan left-hand broadside pinch Andy Robertson and Callum McGregor and they harvester really well.

"So whenever immoderate squad loses their champion players past it will impact nan situation, but besides it is an opportunity for personification other to measurement in."

Carver besides revealed that Rangers midfielder Ryan Jack, who has yet to characteristic successful Germany, is "under nan weather" up of Sunday's crippled successful Stuttgart.

Scotland person 1 constituent from their first 2 matches having ne'er qualified for nan knockout stages of nan tournament.

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