UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group A#Scotland v Spain

Group A of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying was one of the ten groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2024 final tournament in Germany. Group A consisted of five teams: Cyprus, Georgia, Norway, Scotland and Spain. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.{{cite web |url=https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-UEFA-European-Football-Championship-2022-24-Online |title=Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship, 2022–24 |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=10 May 2022 |access-date=16 May 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516115052/https://documents.uefa.com/api/khub/maps/5tYSJw48iUOPsbIGOxQA4w/attachments/_dSxuIv48n81YqITx97r~g/content?Ft-Calling-App=ft%2Fturnkey-portal&Ft-Calling-App-Version=3.11.26&filename=20220601_Regulations_EURO_2024_en.pdf |archive-date=16 May 2022}}

Originally Gibraltar had been drawn in this group, but they were moved to group B due to Spain not being willing to play them because of the disputed status of Gibraltar.{{Cite web |date=10 October 2022 |title=UEFA rules prevent Spain v Gibraltar in Euro 2024 qualifiers |url=https://thediplomatinspain.com/en/2022/10/10/uefa-rules-prevent-spain-v-gibraltar-in-euro-2024-qualifiers/77964/ |access-date=September 17, 2024 |website=The Diplomat}}

The top two teams, Spain and Scotland, qualified directly for the final tournament. The participants of the qualifying play-offs were decided based on their performance in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.

Standings

{{UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying group tables|Group A|show_matches=yes}}

Matches

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 10 October 2022, the day after the draw.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/news/027a-16504c17d541-fcc23bb05e33-1000/ |title=UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying group fixtures |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=10 October 2022 |access-date=10 October 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/download/uefa-euro-2024-qualifiers-fixture-list/uefa-euro-2024-qualifiers-fixture-list-by-group.pdf |title=European Qualifiers 2022–24, Group stage: Fixture List (by group) |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=10 October 2022 |access-date=11 October 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/download/uefa-euro-2024-qualifiers-fixture-list/uefa-euro-2024-qualifiers-fixture-list-by-match-day.pdf |title=European Qualifiers 2022–24, Group stage: Fixture List (by match-day) |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=10 October 2022 |access-date=11 October 2022}} Times are CET/CEST,{{refn|group=note|CET (UTC+1) for matches until 25 March and from 29 October (matchday 1 and 9–10), and CEST (UTC+2) for matches from 26 March to 28 October 2023 (matchday 2–8).}} as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

{{Football box

|id = Scotland v Cyprus

|date = {{Start date|2023|3|25|df=y}}

|time = 15:00 {{small|(14:00 UTC±0)}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SCO}}

|score = 3–0

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036290/

|team2 = {{fb|CYP}}

|goals1 =

McGinn {{goal|21}}
McTominay {{goal|87||90+3}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow

|attendance = 48,195{{UEFA match attendance|2036290|Scotland vs. Cyprus|date=25 March 2023|access-date=25 March 2023}}

|referee = Duje Strukan (Croatia)

}}

{{Football box

|id = Spain v Norway

|date = {{Start date|2023|3|25|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SPA}}

|score = 3–0

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036291/

|team2 = {{fb|NOR}}

|goals1 =

Olmo {{goal|13}}
Joselu {{goal|84||85}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = La Rosaleda, Málaga

|attendance = 29,214{{UEFA match attendance|2036291|Spain vs. Norway|date=25 March 2023|access-date=25 March 2023}}

|referee = Benoît Bastien (France)

}}

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{{Football box

|id = Georgia v Norway

|date = {{Start date|2023|3|28|df=y}}

|time = 18:00 {{small|(20:00 UTC+4)}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GEO}}

|score = 1–1

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036313/

|team2 = {{fb|NOR}}

|goals1 =

Mikautadze {{goal|60}}

|goals2 =

Sørloth {{goal|15}}

|stadium = Batumi Stadium, Batumi

|attendance = 20,300{{UEFA match attendance|2036313|Georgia vs. Norway|date=28 March 2023|access-date=28 March 2023}}

|referee = Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

}}

{{Football box

|id = Scotland v Spain

|date = {{Start date|2023|3|28|df=y}}

|time = 20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC+1)}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SCO}}

|score = 2–0

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036314/

|team2 = {{fb|SPA}}

|goals1 =

McTominay {{goal|7||51}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow

|attendance = 47,976{{UEFA match attendance|2036314|Scotland vs. Spain|date=28 March 2023|access-date=28 March 2023}}

|referee = Sandro Schärer (Switzerland){{refn|group=note|Sandro Schärer suffered an injury. He was replaced by the fourth official Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland) at half-time.{{cite news |last=Cairney |first=James |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23419183.change-referee-scotland-v-spain/ |title=Why there was a change of referee during Scotland v Spain |work=The Herald |date=28 March 2023 |access-date=28 March 2023}}}}

}}

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{{Football box

|id = Norway v Scotland

|date = {{Start date|2023|6|17|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NOR}}

|score = 1–2

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036336/

|team2 = {{fb|SCO}}

|goals1 =

Haaland {{goal|61|pen.}}

|goals2 =

Dykes {{goal|87}}
McLean {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

|attendance = 25,791{{UEFA match attendance|2036336|Norway vs. Scotland|date=17 June 2023|access-date=17 June 2023}}

|referee = Matej Jug (Slovenia)

}}

{{Football box

|id = Cyprus v Georgia

|date = {{Start date|2023|6|17|df=y}}

|time = 20:45 {{small|(21:45 UTC+3)}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CYP}}

|score = 1–2

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036337/

|team2 = {{fb|GEO}}

|goals1 =

Pittas {{goal|39|pen.}}

|goals2 =

Mikautadze {{goal|31}}
Davitashvili {{goal|84}}

|stadium = AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca

|attendance = 3,763{{UEFA match attendance|2036337|Cyprus vs. Georgia|date=17 June 2023|access-date=17 June 2023}}

|referee = Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)

}}

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{{Football box

|id = Norway v Cyprus

|date = {{Start date|2023|6|20|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NOR}}

|score = 3–1

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036360/

|team2 = {{fb|CYP}}

|goals1 =

Solbakken {{goal|12}}
Haaland {{goal|56|pen.|60}}

|goals2 =

Kastanos {{goal|90+3}}

|stadium = Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

|attendance = 23,643{{UEFA match attendance|2036360|Norway vs. Cyprus|date=20 June 2023|access-date=20 June 2023}}

|referee = Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)

}}

{{Football box

|id = Scotland v Georgia

|date = {{Start date|2023|6|20|df=y}}

|time = 20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC+1)}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SCO}}

|score = 2–0

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036359/

|team2 = {{fb|GEO}}

|goals1 =

McGregor {{goal|6}}
McTominay {{goal|47}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow

|attendance = 50,062{{UEFA match attendance|2036359|Scotland vs. Georgia|date=20 June 2023|access-date=20 June 2023}}

|referee = István Vad (Hungary)

}}

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{{Football box

|id = Georgia v Spain

|date = {{Start date|2023|9|8|df=y}}

|time = 18:00 {{small|(20:00 UTC+4)}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GEO}}

|score = 1–7

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036382/

|team2 = {{fb|SPA}}

|goals1 =

Chakvetadze {{goal|49}}

|goals2 =

Morata {{goal|22||40||66}}
Kvirkvelia {{goal|27|o.g.}}
Olmo {{goal|38}}
Williams {{goal|68}}
Yamal {{goal|74}}

|stadium = Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi

|attendance = 51,694{{UEFA match attendance|2036382|Georgia vs. Spain|date=8 September 2023|access-date=8 September 2023}}

|referee = Daniel Siebert (Germany)

}}

{{Football box

|id = Cyprus v Scotland

|date = {{Start date|2023|9|8|df=y}}

|time = 20:45 {{small|(21:45 UTC+3)}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CYP}}

|score = 0–3

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036383/

|team2 = {{fb|SCO}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

McTominay {{goal|6}}
Porteous {{goal|16}}
McGinn {{goal|30}}

|stadium = AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca

|attendance = 6,633{{UEFA match attendance|2036383|Cyprus vs. Scotland|date=8 September 2023|access-date=8 September 2023}}

|referee = Balázs Berke (Hungary)

}}

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{{Football box

|id = Norway v Georgia

|date = {{Start date|2023|9|12|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NOR}}

|score = 2–1

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036406/

|team2 = {{fb|GEO}}

|goals1 =

Haaland {{goal|25}}
Ødegaard {{goal|33}}

|goals2 =

Zivzivadze {{goal|90+1}}

|stadium = Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

|attendance = 23,665{{UEFA match attendance|2036406|Norway vs. Georgia|date=12 September 2023|access-date=12 September 2023}}

|referee = Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

}}

{{Football box

|id = Spain v Cyprus

|date = {{Start date|2023|9|12|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SPA}}

|score = 6–0

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036405/

|team2 = {{fb|CYP}}

|goals1 =

Gavi {{goal|18}}
Merino {{goal|33}}
Joselu {{goal|70}}
F. Torres {{goal|73||83}}
Baena {{goal|77}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Nuevo Los Cármenes, Granada{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/seleccion/2023/06/23/64959ea922601d6a138b45bb.html|title=El España-Chipre del 12 de septiembre se disputará en Granada|date=23 June 2023|publisher=MARCA|access-date=24 June 2023|language=Spanish}}

|attendance = 17,311{{UEFA match attendance|2036405|Spain vs. Cyprus|date=12 September 2023|access-date=12 September 2023}}

|referee = Simone Sozza (Italy)

}}

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{{Football box

|id = Cyprus v Norway

|date = {{Start date|2023|10|12|df=y}}

|time = 20:45 {{small|(21:45 UTC+3)}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CYP}}

|score = 0–4

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036429/

|team2 = {{fb|NOR}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

Sørloth {{goal|33}}
Haaland {{goal|65||72}}
Aursnes {{goal|81}}

|stadium = AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca

|attendance = 7,206{{UEFA match attendance|2036429|Cyprus vs. Norway|date=12 October 2023|access-date=12 October 2023}}

|referee = Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

}}

{{Football box

|id = Spain v Scotland

|date = {{Start date|2023|10|12|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SPA}}

|score = 2–0

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036428/

|team2 = {{fb|SCO}}

|goals1 =

Morata {{goal|73}}
Sancet {{goal|86}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = La Cartuja, Seville

|attendance = 45,623{{UEFA match attendance|2036428|Spain vs. Scotland|date=12 October 2023|access-date=12 October 2023}}

|referee = Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

}}

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{{Football box

|id = Georgia v Cyprus

|date = {{Start date|2023|10|15|df=y}}

|time = 15:00 {{small|(17:00 UTC+4)}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GEO}}

|score = 4–0

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036451/

|team2 = {{fb|CYP}}

|goals1 =

Kiteishvili {{goal|46}}
Kvaratskhelia {{goal|58}}
Shengelia {{goal|82}}
Mikautadze {{goal|90+5|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi

|attendance = 15,871{{UEFA match attendance|2036451|Georgia vs. Cyprus|date=15 October 2023|access-date=15 October 2023}}

|referee = Robert Jones (England)

}}

{{Football box

|id = Norway v Spain

|date = {{Start date|2023|10|15|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NOR}}

|score = 0–1

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036452/

|team2 = {{fb|SPA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

Gavi {{goal|49}}

|stadium = Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

|attendance = 25,885{{UEFA match attendance|2036452|Norway vs. Spain|date=15 October 2023|access-date=15 October 2023}}

|referee = Tobias Stieler (Germany)

}}

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{{Football box

|id = Georgia v Scotland

|date = {{Start date|2023|11|16|df=y}}

|time = 18:00 {{small|(21:00 UTC+4)}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GEO}}

|score = 2–2

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036474/

|team2 = {{fb|SCO}}

|goals1 =

Kvaratskhelia {{goal|15||57}}

|goals2 =

McTominay {{goal|49}}
Shankland {{goal|90+2}}

|stadium = Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi

|attendance = 44,595{{UEFA match attendance|2036474|Georgia vs. Scotland|date=16 November 2023|access-date=16 November 2023}}

|referee = Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)

}}

{{Football box

|id = Cyprus v Spain

|date = {{Start date|2023|11|16|df=y}}

|time = 18:00 {{small|(19:00 UTC+2)}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CYP}}

|score = 1–3

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036475/

|team2 = {{fb|SPA}}

|goals1 =

Pileas {{goal|75}}

|goals2 =

Yamal {{goal|5}}
Oyarzabal {{goal|22}}
Joselu {{goal|28}}

|stadium = Alphamega Stadium, Limassol

|attendance = 9,667{{UEFA match attendance|2036475|Cyprus vs. Spain|date=16 November 2023|access-date=16 November 2023}}

|referee = Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)

}}

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{{Football box

|id = Scotland v Norway

|date = {{Start date|2023|11|19|df=y}}

|time = 20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC±0)}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SCO}}

|score = 3–3

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036498/

|team2 = {{fb|NOR}}

|goals1 =

McGinn {{goal|13}}
Østigård {{goal|33|o.g.}}
Armstrong {{goal|59}}

|goals2 =

Dønnum {{goal|3}}
Larsen {{goal|20}}
Elyounoussi {{goal|86}}

|stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow

|attendance = 48,138{{UEFA match attendance|2036498|Scotland vs. Norway|date=19 November 2023|access-date=19 November 2023}}

|referee = Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

}}

{{Football box

|id = Spain v Georgia

|date = {{Start date|2023|11|19|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SPA}}

|score = 3–1

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036497/

|team2 = {{fb|GEO}}

|goals1 =

Le Normand {{goal|4}}
F. Torres {{goal|55}}
Lochoshvili {{goal|72|o.g.}}

|goals2 =

Kvaratskhelia {{goal|10}}

|stadium = José Zorrilla, Valladolid

|attendance = 24,146{{UEFA match attendance|2036497|Spain vs. Georgia|date=19 November 2023|access-date=19 November 2023}}

|referee = Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

}}

Goalscorers

{{#invoke:Goalscorers|main|UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying|round=group|group=A}}

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:

Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
Receiving three yellow cards in three different matches, as well as after the fifth and any subsequent yellow card (yellow card suspensions could be carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:

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Team ! Player ! Offence(s) ! Suspended for match(es)
{{fb\|CYP}}	Nicholas Ioannou	{{sent off\|2}} vs Scotland (25 March 2023)	vs Georgia (17 June 2023)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

Team

! Player

! Offence(s)

! Suspended for match(es)

Nicholas Ioannou

{{sent off|2}} vs Scotland (25 March 2023)

vs Georgia (17 June 2023)

Notes

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20200227181456/https://www.uefa.com/euro-2024/ UEFA Euro 2024], UEFA.com
[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/ European Qualifiers], UEFA.com

Group A

Category:2022–23 in Cypriot football

Category:2023–24 in Cypriot football

Category:2023 in Georgian football

Category:2023 in Norwegian football

Category:2022–23 in Scottish football

Category:2023–24 in Scottish football

Category:2022–23 in Spanish football

Category:2023–24 in Spanish football

Category:Scotland at UEFA Euro 2024

Category:Georgia at UEFA Euro 2024

Category:Spain at UEFA Euro 2024