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Euro 2024 hosts, Germany defeated Scotland by 5-1 in group A opener on Friday night at the Alianz Arena.
The German national team had it so easy through out the thrilling encounter, thus scoring three goals in the first half of the thrilling encounter before netting two more goals in the second 45 minutes to complete the routing.
Among the goal scorers were Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala, Kai Havertz, Niclas Fullkrug, and Emre Can.
Evidently, Scotland struggled to keep the ball in its possession against a three-time winning Euro champion, with Germany’s possession at 73%.
However, Antonio Rudiger turned the ball in his own net to gift the Scottish a consolation goal in the 87th minute, thereby bringing some joy to fans of Scotland who thronged the stadium.
Germany is currently at the top of group A with three points and five goals.
Other teams in the group, Hungary and Switzerland, will have their first match on Saturday.