Scotland learn relegation playoff opponents in Nations League draw

Scotland will play Greece in the Nations League relegation playoffs.

Steve Clarke’s side are aiming to stay in League A of the competition and avoid dropping to League B.

The two-legged playoff games will take place next year with the away game on March 20 and second leg being played at Hampden three days later.

The winner of the tie will compete in the top tier of the next Nations League campaign that begins in 2026.

Scotland avoided automatic relegation to League B with a win over Poland in Warsaw in their final group game.

John McGinn and Andy Robertson were both on target in a 2-1 victory.

Robertson scored in the third minute of injury-time that put them ahead of Poland in Group 1.

The draw for the playoff games took place in Nyon, Switzerland, on Friday.

Greece finished just behind Group B2 winners England on goal-difference after a campaign that saw them defeat Ireland home and away, Finland home and away and record an impressive 2-1 win at Wembley.

The only game they lost was a 3-0 defeat to England in Athens.

Their only other defeats in the past two years have been against France, Germany and the Netherlands.

Scotland have only played Greece twice, which both came during qualifying for Euro 96, with the Hampden encounter seeing Ally McCoist head the only goal in a 1-0 win that was enough to secure a place in the finals.

Relegation playoff games

Thursday, March 20, 2025: Greece vs Scotland

Sunday, March 23, 2025: Scotland vs Greece (Hampden)