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Arsenal ace Tierney suffers more injury woe with Euro 2024 set to be over

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June 20, 2024

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Arsenal ace Tierney suffers more injury woe with Euro 2024 set to be over

Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney was distraught as he suffered what looked to be a serious hamstring injury during Scotland’s draw with Switzerland on Wednesday night.

The defender was writhing in pain after awkwardly tumbling to the ground on Wednesday night just before the hour mark in Cologne, and had to be stretchered off the pitch.

Tierney looks to have played his final match of Euro 2024Credit: Getty

He had to be helped off the pitchCredit: GETTY

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Tierney was subsequently taken off on a stretcher and looked devastated as he was taken down the tunnel.

His tournament may now be over despite Scotland having one more group match, where they face Hungary on Sunday.

The 27-year-old has been beset by injury problems in recent years.

Having lost his first-team place at Arsenal, Tierney was loaned to Real Sociedad last season but two hamstring injuries disrupted his season.

On Tierney, Scotland boss Steve Clarke said: “He’s definitely out [of the Hungary match].

“It looks pretty bad, but Kieran won’t make the next game.

“You have to feel for him. He’s a top player for us, and someone else has got to step up.”

Scotland need to beat Hungary on Sunday to stand a realistic chance of reaching the knockout stage of Euro 2024.

A win would’ve been a huge boost for them, however, fans will be encouraged by the marked improvement from their opening defeat to Germany, which saw them get humbled 5-1.

It was Clarke’s men who made the brighter start and they went ahead on 13 minutes when Scott McTominay‘s left-footed strike deflected into the Swiss net off Fabian Schar.

McTominay's fortuitous strike sent the travelling Tartan Army into pandemonium — McTominay’s fortuitous strike sent the travelling Tartan Army into pandemoniumCredit: Getty

Shaqiri's rocket ensured the spoils were shared — Shaqiri’s rocket ensured the spoils were sharedCredit: Getty

It's all to play for in Scotland and they realistically need a win against Hungary if they want their Euros adventure to continue — It’s all to play for in Scotland and they realistically need a win against Hungary if they want their Euros adventure to continue

But they were pegged back on 26 minutes when Anthony Ralston’s stray pass was intercepted by Xherdan Shaqiri, who unleashed a stunning strike into the top left-hand corner beyond Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn to ensure the spoils were shared.

The result leaves Scotland third in Group A. If they’re to get a guaranteed spot in the last 16 then they must beat Hungary on Sunday and hope Germany beat Switzerland with a six-goal swing in the process also required.

The far more likely route to the last 16 is through being in the top four of the six third-placed teams across the six groups but failure to beat Hungary will make that unlikely.

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