Emre Can completed the scoring on Friday night with a superb finish from 20 yards to seal Germany’s 5-1 win over Scotland in their Euro 2024 opener.
The former Liverpool midfielder – only called up to the Germany squad as a substitute on Wednesday – dismissed goalkeeper Angus Gunn after Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala, Kai Havertz and Niclas Fullkrug had done the same.
Watch Emre Can beat Scotland from 20 yards
Emre Can and Germany are in dreamland 🤩
He is not in the group until the last 48 hours. Now on the score page #Euro2024 👏 pic.twitter.com/AHCFnYDx9z
– ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 14, 2024
FIVE of Germany 🇩🇪
3 days ago Emre Can was not even in the German team, now he has scored a goal 👏 pic.twitter.com/Wkcl24WJTu
– FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 14, 2024
Scotland’s goal came through Antonio Rudiger’s goal in the 87th minute.
The Scots had to play the entire second half with 10 men after defender Ryan Porteous was shown a straight red card for a challenge on Ilkay Gundogan inside the penalty area.
When Havertz converted the ensuing spot-kick in stoppage time at the end of the first half to make it 3-0, a record breaking Euro seemed to be on the cards.
The biggest margin of defeat in a match in the men’s UEFA European Championship was – and still is – five goals.
Scotland rode their fortunes in the second half and could have equaled or broken that elusive record.
But Steve Clarke’s men managed to limit the damage with a four-goal defeat.
Biggest win/loss in Euro history
- France 5-0 Belgium, 1984
- Denmark 5-0 Yugoslavia, 1984
- Netherlands 6-1 Yugoslavia, 2000
- Sweden 5-0 Bulgaria, 2004
- Slovakia 0–5 Spain, 2020
