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Scotland relegated to League B in UEFA Nations League after stunning 3-0 defeat vs Greece

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Published23 Mar 2025

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Scotland have been relegated to League B in the UEFA Nations League after a crushing 3-0 defeat to Greece at Hampden Park.

The Tartan Army entered today’s clash with a 1-0 advantage from Thursday’s first leg win in Greece thanks to Scott McTominay’s first-half penalty.

Things started on the back foot for the hosts when Greece drew level on aggregate after 20 minutes through Giannis Konstantelias’ tidy finish from a clever pull-back by Giorgos Vagiannidis.

The visitors were ahead in the tie and doubled their advantage in the match on the stroke of half-time when Genk starlet Konstantinos Karetsas became Greece’s youngest-ever goalscorer.

Konstantelias was involved again, setting up the 17-year-old with a beautiful first-time effort inside the area which found the top corner and left Craig Gordon rooted to the spot.

The Greeks were soon 3-0 up just 15 seconds after the restart and it was another assist for PAOK talisman Konstantelias, punishing a bit of sloppy possession by the hosts and sending Christos Tzolis through on goal for the dagger.

WATCH: Scotland 0-3 Greece Nations League Highlights

0-1: Giannis Konstantelias (20′)

0-2: Konstantinos Karetsas (42′)

0-3: Christos Tzolis (46′)

Scotland pulled together two decisive wins at the end of their Nations League group campaign to give themselves a shot at remaining in the top tier but it wasn’t to be in Glasgow on Sunday.

Steve Clarke’s side now look ahead to a key World Cup qualifying campaign in the autumn where they’ll face Greece again alongside Belarus and Denmark/Portugal.

Looking at the bigger picture, the Nations League is the least of their worries as they look to make it to America in 2026 and record a first World Cup appearance since 1998.