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Scotland v England – all the details

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The 150th anniversary of the first-ever international football match will be marked today in a friendly between Scotland and England.

The teams first me in 1872, with 4,000 fans watching as international football was born with a 0-0 draw.

And this evening’s game is the first friendly between the two rivals in almost nine years, which England won at Celtic Park, but there have been three competitive meetings between them since – the last two of which have been draws.

Both sides are on the brink of reaching Euro 2024 and this will  will be a friendly in name only.

The match is scheduled for a 7:45pm BST kick-off today, Tuesday September 12, 2023.

The match will take place at Hampden Park in Glasgow.

Where to watch Scotland vs England

TV channel: In the UK, Tuesday’s game will be shown live and free-to-air on Channel 4, with coverage starting at 7pm.

Live stream: Fans will also be able to watch a free live stream online via the Channel 4 website and app.

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Hugh Southon is a lifelong Iron and the founding editor of ClaretandHugh. He is a national newspaper journalist of many years experience and was Bobby Moore's 'ghost' writer during the great man's lifetime. He describes ClaretandHugh as "the Hammers daily newspaper!"

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