El defensor Tim Ream urge liderar la intensidad ante Bolivia
![Write informative laconic excerpt under 30 words in mexican spanish for news below. Do not wrap it into quotation marks or html tags. Jun 22, 2024, 02:51 PM ETDALLAS -- United States men's national team defender Tim Ream said his team must set the tempo early in Sunday's Copa América opener against Bolívia."We have to come out with an intensity, with a desire to impose ourselves on the game and make sure that we're the ones that are doing the right things and creating the feel and the intensity of the games," Ream told reporters on Thursday at the Cotton Bowl. "It's going to be important for us to do that from the first minute. Obviously, we don't want to have anything happen like [against] Jamaica, where you're scrambling for the rest of the game."That Jamaica game was the Concacaf Nations League semifinal in March. The USMNT conceded in the first minute and equalized in second-half stoppage time before scoring twice in extra time to advance to the final, which the Americans won.Sunday marks the beginning of the USMNT's Copa América campaign on home soil, the team's biggest test ahead of a co-hosted 2026 World Cup. The USMNT is the favorite against a Bolivia team ranked 84th in the world, the worst among all South American teams.Bolivia, however, is under new management as of last year with the appointment of head coach Antônio Carlos Zago, a former Copa America winner with Brazil as a player in 1999. The USMNT expects a more aggressive Bolivia team at Copa América based on the changes that Zago has made."They have a few talented players on the ball that if they get the space to turn in the pockets and come at us, it could be trouble," USMNT goalkeeper Matt Turner told reporters on Friday. "They like to shoot from distance, put balls into the box, and not for nothing but their region is difficult. They're going up against really, really good teams all the time."So, for us, it's going to be a challenging game. It's a game for us to understand what this tournament is really all about and how much it means to all these South American countries as well. So I think we got a taste of that in the friendlies, but now that the lights are really on, it's important for us to put our foot down and put out a good performance."Ream also expects a higher-pressing Bolivia team but says the USMNT will be ready if they encounter a more conservative opponent sitting in a lower block."They've changed their style a little bit in terms of the way they press, and we're prepared for that," Ream said. "We're prepared for them to, more than anything, press higher up the pitch, because that has been the change that they've made. But again, you don't know until you get into the game and read what is happening."Bolivia enters Copa América on a run of three straight losses in preparation matches against Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico. The U.S., meanwhile, bounced back from a 5-1 loss to Colombia earlier this month by drawing with Brazil, 1-1, on June 12.The USMNT and Bolivia last played in 2018, when the Americans won, 3-0. An 18-year-old Josh Sargent scored in his USMNT debut that day, and fellow 18-year-old Tim Weah also scored his first goal in his second appearance. Both players are part of the USMNT's Copa América roster.Ream is the oldest player ever named to a USMNT Copa América roster at 36 years old. This will be Ream's first Copa América alongside a young squad which largely has not experienced the tournament. Only Christian Pulisic and goalkeeper Ethan Horvath were on the roster for the USMNT's Copa América Centenario squad in 2016.Playing South American opponents in a competitive setting -- including Uruguay in the group stage -- is an experience the USMNT doesn't often get."It's a great opportunity for us," Ream said. "It's a great opportunity to test ourselves, to play against the best in South America, and a good chance for us to see how far we've come in the past three to four years." ,El defensor del United States, Tim Ream, habla sobre la importancia de marcar el ritmo desde el inicio en el partido de la Copa América contra Bolivia.](https://losdeportes.mx/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Sat-22-Jun-2024-145723-EST.jpg)
El defensor del United States, Tim Ream, habla sobre la importancia de marcar el ritmo desde el inicio en el partido de la Copa América contra Bolivia.
Ronaldo interrumpe el partido de Portugal-Turquía en Euro 2024
Desenfreno en el partido de Portugal contra Turquía en la Euro 2024. Hinchas invadieron la cancha para tomarse fotos con Cristiano Ronaldo, deteniendo el juego en múltiples ocasiones.
Georgia y Czechia empatan 1-1 en Eurocopa
Georgia empata 1-1 ante la República Checa en la Euro, Mikautadze para Georgia y Schick para la República Checa. Ambos buscan avanzar con una victoria.
Los equipos mexicanos buscan dominar la Liga de Campeones CONCACAF
El equipo mexicano consigue victoria en la liga internacional de baloncesto. ¡Gran desempeño en la cancha! ¡Felicidades desde México! 🏀🇲🇽
Inglaterra se mantiene calma ante críticas en la Eurocopa
![Write informative laconic excerpt under 30 words in mexican spanish for news below. Do not wrap it into quotation marks or html tags. playSouthgate on fans booing: I understand their frustration (1:40)Gareth Southgate says he understands the frustration of the fans after England's lacklustre 1-1 draw with Denmark at Euro 2024. (1:40)Jarrod Bowen has insisted England are staying calm amid mounting criticism of their Euro 2024 performances and urged supporters to stick with the squad in Tuesday's Group C finale against Slovenia.Gareth Southgate's side top the group after beating Serbia and drawing with Denmark but both performances were a long way short of the level expected by one of the pre-tournament favourites.Pundits including former England captains Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer were scathing in their assessment of Thursday's game against Denmark, where England scored first through Harry Kane but were left hanging on for a point after Morten Hjulmand's 34th-minute equaliser.England were booed off by significant numbers of their own supporters inside Deutsche Bank Park and Bowen said: "I get it as well because you want to win the games and be in the best position possible.Jarrod Bowen urges England to stay calm following Euro's 1-1 draw to Denmark. Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images"But sometimes it is not as easy as that. It is my first tournament so it is my first time seeing England at a major tournament with the fans and the following it is. For me, it is one of the best."Yes, we're disappointed that we haven't won the game but those are the standards we have set. My message to the fans would be 'keep sticking with it, keep showing the support you have because for me to experience it has been incredible.' Stick with it and we'll see you on Tuesday."The mood's really high and you try not to get involved in the outside world because what we've got is a real tight group, a real togetherness."We're sat here with four points, and it's probably the standards that we've set that, you know, it's not two wins."But it's still four points, we're still top of the group and we're still in control of our own destiny. We're calm about it."UEFA released a statement vowing the Frankfurt pitch would improve after the surface cut up badly, with both Southgate and Kane highlighting the problem afterwards. Bowen was a 69th-minute substitute and revealed he had a major injury scare moments after his introduction."I thought I'd broken my ankle within the first two minutes when I came on," he said."It was definitely difficult. It is not an excuse in the slightest. I think Walks [Kyle Walker] had a couple [incidents] in the first 10 minutes where you could see the chunks of ground coming up. A bit like bad divots if you hit a bad golf shot."It was difficult but the roof was closed because of the weather which made it a lot hotter in there as well. But those are the things that get forced on you sometimes, you play the conditions and the pitches."I was probably running a bit too fast for my brain. I tried to turn around and kind of got my foot stuck and I thought 'oh, I'm in trouble here' but luckily I got away with it. It was one of those pitches where you can kind of get your foot caught in the ground but luckily I survived."Luke Shaw continues to be a doubt to face Slovenia after he trained away from the group on Saturday. All remaining 25 players took part but Shaw is continuing to follow an individual programme as he bids to overcome a hamstring injury which has sidelined him since February. ,Jarrod Bowen asegura que Inglaterra mantiene la calma tras el empate en Euro 2024 y pide a los seguidores apoyar al equipo.](https://losdeportes.mx/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Sat-22-Jun-2024-113853-EST.jpg)
Jarrod Bowen asegura que Inglaterra mantiene la calma tras el empate en Euro 2024 y pide a los seguidores apoyar al equipo.
La evolución de la USMNT rumbo a Copa América
![Write informative laconic excerpt under 30 words in mexican spanish for news below. Do not wrap it into quotation marks or html tags. When the U.S. men's national team bowed out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in the round of 16, there was disappointment, but also excitement about what could lie ahead. The roster was the youngest team at the tournament weighted by minutes played, with more players getting substantial playing time in top leagues than in the past. With a World Cup now under their belt, the thinking was that the USMNT would continue on an upward trajectory.With the U.S. now heading into Copa América, starting with Sunday's group stage opener against Bolívia, the question now stands: Is the U.S. better now than at the end of the last cycle? That of course depends on which numbers you use, as well as the always subjective eye test. It's not always an easy assessment. The two most recent friendlies against Colombia (a 5-1 loss) and Brazil (a 1-1 draw) provide fodder for both sides of the argument."We've had opportunities to try to prove ourselves against top opposition since the World Cup, and there have been times where we've played really well, and there have been times where there was obvious room for improvement," said goalkeeper Matt Turner during a roundtable with reporters."So I think the biggest thing that we've learned about each other is that we can't accept the status quo. I think we have to demand a lot from each other on the pitch, whether it be training, whether it be the games, whenever we're together, because as talented as we are, we're only as good as we are intense."Based on the FIFA and ELO rankings, the current version of the USMNT is marginally better. At the end of 2022, the U.S.'s FIFA ranking was 13th from 1653 points, while its ELO ranking was 23rd from 1819 points. Eighteen months later, the respective rankings were 11th for FIFA from 1677 points and 21st for ELO even as the points dropped to 1790.So yes, that tie against Brazil, not to mention winning the Concacaf Nations League twice, helped offset the embarrassing defeat in the CNL to Trinidad and Tobago. And it's worth remembering that because of the limitations of the international soccer calendar, the USMNT schedule is going to be comprised mostly of Concacaf opposition.Looking at the numbers from the U.S.'s slate of games this cycle compared to the last tells a similar story, though it's not quite an apples-to-apples comparison. Because the U.S. is co-hosting the 2026 World Cup with Canada and Mexico, there are no World Cup qualifying games to fill up the schedule, so the 23-game stretch this cycle has a slightly larger percentage of friendly games (43.5%) than the 56-game run-up to the 2022 World Cup (37.5%).That might explain why most attacking stats on a per 90-minute basis are up compared to the run-up to the 2022 World Cup, including goals (2.1 in the 2022 cycle compared to 2.25), chances created (9.09 to 11.38) and shots on goal (5.1 to 5.75). The one worse metric is xG (1.7 to 1.9).On the defensive side of the ball, the trend is mostly positive. GA/90 minutes is up (0.56 during the 2022 cycle to 0.88) -- that heavy loss to Colombia didn't help -- though xG against is slightly down (0.96 to 0.87). The same is true for chances conceded (7.59 to 6.46) while shots on goal conceded (3.21 to 3.17) is essentially even.playWill home-field advantage be a factor for USMNT vs. Bolivia?Shaka Hislop discusses whether the USMNT have an advantage against Bolivia as hosts ahead of their Copa America clash.Not everything can be explained by the numbers, however. Some of what will transpire over the next month is about available personnel and current form. Defensively, it's tough to argue that the USMNT is better off. The lack of playing time for goalkeeper Turner seems less than ideal, his performance against Brazil notwithstanding.The bigger concern is the injury-hit season experienced by holding midfielder Tyler Adams. His skill set has a massive impact in terms of the U.S. midfield, given his ability to cover ground and break up attacks. In an exclusive interview with ESPN before the Brazil friendly, Adams said he was "ready to play a role," and he did get on the field for 14 minutes. But the USMNT will need Adams to be at his midfield-destroying best if they are to go far in the tournament.Keep up to date with all the results, news coverage and stories on the biggest names and teams in the United States as the tournament progresses. Copa América 2024 Like so many things with the U.S., the attack has experienced some positives and negatives. The negative is the torn ACL injury to Sergiño Dest. While ostensibly an outside back, Dest's ability to get into the attack and cause problems with his passing and dribbling is irreplaceable, leaving the U.S. with one less attacking option to deploy.The forward position has long been a sore spot for the U.S. under manager Gregg Berhalter. For what seemed like ages, no player managed to stake a claim to the spot. It's worth remembering that Jesús Ferreira started a World Cup game for the U.S.That dynamic has now changed. While it would be a stretch to say the USMNT now enjoys an embarrassment of riches at the position, Berhalter at least now has options. Folarin Balogun was thought to be the savior at forward though he has yet to make a big impact. That said, his talent is clear, and part of the issue is that his teammates seem unable to find him with the kind of passes behind the opposition defense on which he thrives.Josh Sargent's bigger frame and versatility make him an intriguing option, but a lingering foot injury barely healed up in time for him to make the Copa roster, and it's unclear how big a role he'll be able to play. Ricardo Pepi has proved adept in a super-sub role -- five of his 10 international goals have come off the bench -- though he'll be angling for more minutes. Haji Wright has been penciled in as a winger, though he can fill in a more central role.The version of the USMNT that competed in the 2022 FIFA World Cup went all the way to the round of 16. Clive Brunskill/Getty ImagesQuality service will go far in determining how successful the forwards will be, and creativity is an area where the U.S. looks poised to make the biggest improvement. The issues involving Berhalter and Gio Reyna have been well documented, but with the two moving on from their World Cup feud and its aftermath, Reyna now looks poised to take on a bigger role, by either scoring goals or setting them up. Similar to Adams' availability, his ability to meet the moment of this tournament will have a huge say in terms of how far the U.S. goes.How Reyna will be used is also a factor. Berhalter has at times relied on Reyna to drop deep to help initiate the attack. But there is also a desire to get Reyna further upfield and into dangerous spots.Herculez Gomez and Sebastian Salazar debate the biggest storylines and break down the best highlights that soccer in the Americas has to offer. Stream on ESPN+ (U.S. only) "Now it's sort of finding the balance of coming deeper, but at the same time getting in the attacking third and still creating transitions for the team and scoring goals and getting assists," Reyna said during a roundtable with reporters."So these last few days we're still working on that a lot, [just] the balance of coming deep and staying higher, but he just wants me to be involved in a few different aspects of the game and build up is one that he wanted me to be a bit more involved in."There also seems to be more depth now than the U.S. had in 2022. The additions of players like Johnny Cardoso, Pepi and Malik Tillman, all of whom have European experience, augment that of new starters Chris Richards and Balogun.The United States national team will look to achieve better success at the Copa América than they did at the World Cup two years ago. (Photo by Jeremy Reper/ISI Photos/Getty Images)Then there are the intangibles. The World Cup provides this team with a level of experience that it didn't have before. The U.S. should be wiser in terms of managing games and navigating a tournament. The two aforementioned friendlies highlight how this is an ongoing process, and require playing as a unit."I think a lot of times, especially playing in Concacaf games, we can kind of get away with just being individuals," Richards said."I think you saw that in the Colombia game. That's why we got killed in that we were just playing as if it was a regular Concacaf game. I think that was kind of a warning for us, kind of an eye-opener, that if we want to be able to beat big teams, we want to be able to compete with big teams, that we can't just play however you want to play. You have to play as a team."Add it up, and by just about any measure the current edition of the USMNT seems a little bit better than its 2022 World Cup counterpart. But results in the Copa America will be the ultimate metric. ,El equipo de fútbol varonil de EE.UU. se retiró de la Copa Mundial FIFA 2022 en octavos, con optimismo por su futuro en la Copa América.](https://losdeportes.mx/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Sat-22-Jun-2024-091351-EST.jpg)
El equipo de fútbol varonil de EE.UU. se retiró de la Copa Mundial FIFA 2022 en octavos, con optimismo por su futuro en la Copa América.
Prejuicio en Euro 2024 hacia jugadores de liga saudí
![Write informative laconic excerpt under 30 words in mexican spanish for news below. Do not wrap it into quotation marks or html tags. playHamilton: England 'running through treacle' (0:51)Tom Hamilton says England are not living up to the high expectations seen before the start of Euro 2024. (0:51)Spain defender Aymeric Laporte has said there is a prejudice against players from the Saudi Pro League playing at Euro 2024, pointing out that Al Ittihad midfielder N'Golo Kanté has been Player of the Match in both of France's games so far.Laporte swapped Manchester City for Al Nassr last year and his place in the Spain squad before the tournament was subject to debate and speculation due to that decision.He is one of several players from the Saudi league featuring in Germany this summer, along with Kanté, Portugal duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Rúben Neves and Romania's Nicolae Stanciu, who scored a stunning goal in his country's 3-0 win over Ukraine.Aymeric Laporte started Spain's 1-0 win against Italy at Euro 2024. Photo by Image Photo Agency/Getty Images"It's a fact," Laporte said in a news conference when asked if players who are now playing in Saudi Arabia are viewed differently."People have prejudices towards the league. We are all aware that is quite a 'recent league,' in inverted commas, but people from Europe are going there more all the time."On a marketing level, it is evolving little by little and maybe in the future it will be seen as a much more competitive league than it is right now."But I also have to say that the Player of the Match for France has been Kanté two times in a row, which shows something I think. Every league has its level. The rhythm is similar [to the Euros], or at least that's what I perceive."Speaking earlier this year, Laporte had said many players that joined the Saudi Pro League were "dissatisfied," citing working conditions and broken promises.Asked on Saturday if he plans to stay in the Middle East, he added: "I signed a three-year contract, I can't say much more."Laporte also rallied against "misinformation" in the media about his form in Saudi Arabia and his fitness. He missed Spain's opening game against Croatia as he was not 100% ready to play, but he played 90 minutes in Thursday's 1-0 win over Italy as La Roja sealed their passage into the round of 16."There has been a lot of speculation when there's not enough information out there for so many opinions on my form," he said. "It happens in football. There is a lot of bad information that generates more headlines than necessary."My top concern is the national team and being at my best. A lot has annoyed me, but one day in bed I took a deep breath and I thought: 'Am I doing things so badly to be criticised?'"I realised I am doing everything I can for things to go well and I understood that it was not something specifically against me, but the personal interests that each person has."The national team is the most important part of my sporting career and where I have enjoyed myself the most during the last eight years. It is an honour to represent Spain. Every time I wear the shirt, I feel proud."Spain close Group B against Albania in Dusseldorf on Monday, with Laporte saying the wins against Croatia and Italy prove they can go all the way."We have faced two strong teams in two difficult games, but we have shown that we know how to play those matches," he added. "We are ready to win a competition like this one." ,El defensor de España, Aymeric Laporte, defiende a los jugadores de la Saudi Pro League en Euro 2024, destacando el éxito de Kanté.](https://losdeportes.mx/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Sat-22-Jun-2024-091126-EST.jpg)
El defensor de España, Aymeric Laporte, defiende a los jugadores de la Saudi Pro League en Euro 2024, destacando el éxito de Kanté.
Bayern Munich lidera la carrera por Michael Olise
Bayern Munich confiado en fichar a Michael Olise de Crystal Palace, con cabezas de la Premier League tras él. United fixando en otros jugadores.
¿Puede James Rodríguez recuperar su forma estelar?
James Rodríguez busca recuperar su forma de clase mundial en la Copa América después de irregularidad en sus clubes. ¿Podrá brillar de nuevo?
Escocia busca hacer historia en la Euro 2024
![Write informative laconic excerpt under 30 words in mexican spanish for news below. Do not wrap it into quotation marks or html tags. FRANKFURT, Germany -- Scotland's recurring failure at major tournaments has become so etched into the nation's psyche that songs have been written about it. They are arguably the unluckiest team in world football, so they lend themselves to ballads of broken dreams.When the Scots qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup -- their last appearance at the competition -- the Glasgow band Del Amitri penned the team's official song and called it "Don't Come Home Too Soon." It didn't work. Scotland were knocked out at the group stage to make it, at that point, 10 times out of 10 that they had qualified for a tournament, only to fail to reach the knockout stages. Don't come home too soon? They were one of the first to pack up and leave. Again.If you want glorious failure and tales of what might have been, Scotland are the team for you, whether it is World Cups or European Championships. The final chapter has always been the same -- heartbreak."We've had some of the greatest players in Europe, especially through the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, but have never managed to get out of a group," ESPN FC pundit and former Scotland midfielder Craig Burley said. "It's amazing. There has probably been 100 better Scotland teams than this one, but [current manager] Steve Clarke has done a magnificent job as coach, and who knows? This team could be the one that finally gets Scotland out of a group."No country in the world comes close to Scotland's record of qualifying for 11 major tournaments -- eight World Cups and three European Championships -- and crashing out at the first hurdle each time, but Clarke's team now has the chance to make history on Sunday in Scotland's 12th tournament of asking and fourth Euros.If Scotland beat Hungary in Stuttgart, after a 1-1 draw against Switzerland revived hope following a 5-1 opening game defeat against Germany, they will almost certainly seal qualification to the round of 16 from Group A and finally do what their predecessors were never able to achieve.GPWDLGDPTS1 - Germany2200+662 - Switzerland2010+243 - Scotland2011-414 - Hungary2002-401, 2: Qualifies for Ro16; 3: Possible qualification"The squad is aware that Scotland have never got out of a group before, so we are hungry to change that," defender Jack Hendry said. "The squad is determined to make history against Hungary. "There is a lot to look forward to now. Obviously, it is in our hands and it is something to really relish."Scotland's lengthy tale of woe dates back to the 1954 World Cup, but it is about more than simply not being good enough. They have been good enough, at times possessing some of the world's leading players of the era in Denis Law, Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness, but if there is a way to mess something up, Scotland have stumbled upon it.In three World Cups -- 1974, 1978 and 1982 -- Scotland were eliminated on goal difference, with their '74 exit coming after being unbeaten in the group stage in West Germany.Four years later, Scotland flew to the World Cup in Argentina with manager Ally MacLeod telling the nation that they would return as world champions, but despite a 3-2 win against eventual finalist the Netherlands in their last game, a defeat against Peru and draw against Iran meant the Dutch edged out the Scots, even after finishing level on points."The whole country thought we were going to win the World Cup in 1978," said ESPN FC pundit Steve Nicol, a former Scotland international. "It sounds ridiculous looking back, but 40,000 people gave the squad a send-off at Hampden Park and thousands lined the streets as the bus took the players to the airport. But the manager didn't really study the opposition. He just said the team would be world-beaters, but we couldn't even beat Peru or Iran."Despite the humiliation of predicting World Cup glory only to be knocked out at the first stage, Scotland manager MacLeod still insisted his team could have gone all the way after going out in a blaze of glory against the Dutch.Scotland have never advanced past the group stage of a major tournament but will look to change that at Euro 2024. (Photo by Rolf Vennenbernd/picture alliance via Getty Images)"We had such an anti-press that we all got together and said, 'Stuff the lot of them and get out there and play like the way we can,'" MacLeod said at the time. "If we had played like that in the first two games, there is no doubt that we could have gone on and won the thing, but unfortunately we haven't. It's just one of those things."Scotland's narrowest failures came in the 1986 World Cup and at Euro '96, however. Both times, it came down to one goal.In 1986, Nicol was in the Scotland team, managed by Sir Alex Ferguson, that needed to beat Uruguay in the final group game to reach the knockout stage. When Uruguay had a player sent off in the second minute, Scotland were seemingly on course for qualification.But this is Scotland. It all went wrong."Their lad being sent off worked against us," Nicol said. "The referee went the other way after that and there was a foul every 90 seconds and he did nothing. Uruguay kicked the crap out of us. It was like the worst of the 1980s -- spitting, skullduggery, you name it -- and everything that could go wrong did go wrong. I had a chance to score, probably our only chance. I was 4 yards out, the ball hit the bottom of my sole and the keeper saved it. We couldn't score, ended up drawing 0-0 and went out."Keep up to date with all the results, news coverage and stories on the biggest names and teams in Germany as the tournament progresses. Euro 2024 Ten years later, Scotland went into the final group game at Euro '96 needing to beat Switzerland, and England had to defeat the Netherlands by a four-goal margin. An unlikely scenario, but with Scotland beating the Swiss, England raced into a 4-0 lead against the Dutch. Scotland were heading through until Patrick Kluivert scored a late consolation goal for the Netherlands to send the Scots out and prompt England fans to sing songs mocking their British Isles neighbors for missing out again."That was the closest we came," Burley said. "We were in, we were out, in again, and then out. I was on the wing closest to the dugout and I was getting told to bomb forward, stay back, bomb forward. Then Kluivert scored for the Dutch against England and we were out. But what a night that was. Ally McCoist scored a worldie to put us ahead and then missed about seven easy chances. Typical Coisty, really."For McCoist, the near miss encapsulated the reality of being involved with the Scotland team."We finished with four points and these days that would be automatic qualification," McCoist told the Press & Journal. "I remember the crowd when England lost that goal, which effectively knocked us out, but England did us a major turn at the time because they were beating the Netherlands 4-0. That five minutes summed up being a Scotland player and fan. I'm praying it won't be the same at this Euros, and I don't think it will be."The chance to rewrite history now falls to Clarke and his players, and over 50,000 Scotland supporters -- the self-styled Tartan Army -- are expected to make the trip to Stuttgart on Sunday. But while Scotland are just 90 minutes away from finally reaching the knockout stage of a major tournament, Nicol believes the weight of history will not weigh on the shoulders of the players.Scotland's Tartan Army will look to finally celebrate qualification to the next round of a major tournament. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)"All that psychobabble stuff of carrying the weight of expectancy is bulls--- really," Nicol said. "When you are getting off the bus at the stadium, the only thing you are thinking about as a player is the game you are about to play and what you need to do. The last thing on your mind is the outside noise about being the first team to qualify from a group. Both Scotland and Hungary are probably thinking the same thing going into the game, that they have a real chance to win and make it into the next stage."But as a Scot, I'm preparing myself for glorious failure again." ,La suerte esquiva de Escocia en torneos y su historia de fracasos se convierten en baladas. Claras posibilidades de avanzar en Euro 2024 tras empate y triunfo.](https://losdeportes.mx/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Sat-22-Jun-2024-084512-EST.jpg)
La suerte esquiva de Escocia en torneos y su historia de fracasos se convierten en baladas. Claras posibilidades de avanzar en Euro 2024 tras empate y triunfo.