Wednesday, 13 March 2024

BBC Sport: BBC to show Scotland games against Northern Ireland & Finland

Story from BBC Sport:

Scotland's two home warm-up matches for Euro 2024 are to be broadcast live by the BBC following a deal with rights holder Viaplay.

Northern Ireland visit on 26 March, with Finland at Hampden on 7 June before the squad departs for Germany.

BBC Scotland and BBC Three will provide the coverage, along with Viaplay, while the first game is also available on BBC Two Northern Ireland.

Both friendlies in Glasgow will kick off at 19:45.

Steve Clarke's side play away against the Netherlands (22 March) and Gibraltar (3 June).

There will be commentary of all four fixtures on BBC Radio Scotland, along with text updates on the BBC Sport website.

Scotland open Euro 2024 against the host nation in Munich on 14 June and will also take on Switzerland and Hungary in Group A.

"Ahead of a huge summer for the Scotland national team, we are thrilled to make these key friendlies available to the widest possible audience," said Richard Sweeney, managing director of Viaplay Sports UK.

"Excitement is building for the tournament and we're delighted we can bring the fans live coverage of two games that will be significant in the build-up to the campaign in Germany," added Louise Thornton, head of commissioning, BBC Scotland.

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