OLIVER HOLT IN MUNICH: On the occasion of their first appearance at a major tournament outside the UK since 1998, everything was going beautifully for Scotland. Then the football started.

A late own goal was the only consolation for Steve Clarke’s men.

Scotland were taught a lesson by classy Germany in their Euro 2024 opener as Ryan Porteous was sent off in a 5-1 defeat in Munich.

Germany 5-1 Scotland: Young stars Musiala and Florian Wirtz scored early goals for the hosts before Scotland’s Ryan Porteous was sent off for a horror tackle on a disastrous night

Let’s rock! Germany’s players were clearly paying close and diligent attention to Julian Nagelsmann’s signoff at his pre-tournament press conference.At the Munich Football Arena the hosts kicked off Euro 2024 with a kind of pomp-metal power surge, a first-half display that brought three goals, a red card for Ryan Porteous and evidence of how well …

Scotland were taught a lesson by classy Germany in their Euro 2024 opener as Ryan Porteous was sent off in a 5-1 defeat in Munich.

Watch Florian Wirtz score the opening goal of Euro 2024 to give Germany the lead against Scotland in Munich.

A list of the leading goalscorers at Euro 2024 in Germany.

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Ryan Porteous is sent off as Scotland lose 5-1 to Germany in the opening match of Euro 2024.

Watch Kai Havertz score a 'cool' penalty after Ryan Porteous is sent off for a bad tackle in the Uefa Euro 2024 at Arena Munchen.

Germany 5-1 Scotland: Wirtz started it all and the hosts rarely let up in a real drubbing of the Scots in Group A

Germany 5-1 Scotland: The hosts were rampant as the Tartan Army’s party turned into an evening to forget following a first half of horrors in Munich

A dreadful 45 minutes derailed Scotland’s hopes of an upset on opening night

The likes of Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku are not yet off the mark