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Scotland vs Switzerland live stream: How to watch Euro 2024 for free

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Looking for a Scotland vs Switzerland live stream? We've got you covered. Scotland vs Switzerland is free on BBC One/BBC iPlayer in the UK. Brit abroad? Use a VPN to watch Euro 2024 free from anywhere.

Scotland vs Switzerland live stream

Date: Wednesday, June 19
Kick-off: 8pm BST / 3pm ET / 12pm PT
FREE STREAM: BBC iPlayer 

Scotland need a result on Wednesday to give themselves anything more than a (not very good) puncher's chance of reaching the knockout stages of a major tournament for the first time. Steve Clarke's side were on the wrong end of the worst opening-game defeat in European Championship history against Germany – they were three down and reduced to 10 men by the interval and went on to lose 5-1. "We're better than that," said Clarke in fronting up to the media. Time to show it.

Switzerland's first match of Euro 2024 could scarcely have been much different. From the moment Kwadwo Duah opened the scoring in the 12th minute against supposed dark horses Hungary, the result was never in doubt, with Breel Embolo coming off the bench to secure a 3-1 win in injury time. The Monaco forward has only just recovered from an ACL tear last August and looked fresh in holding the ball up for Murat Yakin's side. Another win and progress to the last 16, where they're regulars, will again be assured.

Kick-off is at 8pm BST. Make sure you know how to watch Euro 2024 wherever you are.

Scotland vs Switzerland kick-off and TV channel

Scotland vs Switzerland kick-off is at 8pm BST on Wednesday, June 19 in the UK. The game is free to watch on BBC One/BBC iPlayer.

In the US, kick-off time is 3pm ET / 12pm PT. The match will be shown on FOX in the US. See below for international broadcast options.

You can take a look at all the Euro 2024 kick-off times and the full Euro 2024 fixture schedule here.

How to watch Scotland vs Switzerland for FREE in the UK

Use a VPN to watch FREE from anywhere

Scotland vs Switzerland is free on BBC One/BBC iPlayer for viewers in the UK. Outside the UK? No problem. If you're travelling away from home and want to tune into iPlayer as you usually would, you can use a VPN so that you don't get blocked by the broadcaster.

A Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs, creates a private connection between your device and t'internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and will let you watch. And all the info going between is entirely encrypted, anonymous and safe – and that's a result.

There are plenty of good-value options out there but, for Euro 2024, FourFourTwo recommends:

NordVPN is basically a tap-in:

1. Install it: NordVPN

2. Fire it up and choose your service. So, if you want to watch a UK streaming service, choose the UK server.

3. Enjoy the game. Open up the BBC iPlayer and watch the stream.

Scotland vs Switzerland live stream: team news

Scotland will be without the suspended Ryan Porteous after the centre-back's red card against Germany last Friday, with either Grant Hanley or Scott McKenna the most likely replacements. Further forward, Billy Gilmour is expected to start after surprisingly being left on the bench, while Lawrence Shankland may come in to replace Che Adams, who struggled.

Otherwise, Steve Clarke is expected to show some faith with the players who have qualified for a second successive tournament, in particularly attacking midfield duo Scott McTominay and John McGinn.

Switzerland's biggest decision, meanwhile, is to decide whether to unleash fit-again Breel Embolo from the off after the Monaco striker's goalscoring introduction against Hungary. Kwadwo Duah, though, is expected to get the nod after he opened the scoring.

Otherwise, Denis Zakaria is approaching fitness again after recovering from a thigh problem to take his place on the bench. Also set to stay is the back three of Fabian Schar, Manuel Akanji and Ricardo Rodriguez, who performed admirably on Saturday.

Scotland vs Switzerland line-ups

Scotland (3-4-2-1)

Gunn; Hendry, Hanley, Tierney; Ralston, McGregor, Gilmour, Robertson; McGinn, McTominay; Adams

Switzerland (3-4-2-1)

Sommer; Schar, Akanji, Rodriguez; Widmer, Xhaka, Freuler, Aebischer; Shaqiri, Vargas; Ndoye

Referee

Ivan Kružliak of Slovakia will be the referee for Scotland vs Switzerland. You can find out more about the Euro 2024 referees here.

Stadium

Scotland vs Switzerland will be played at the RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne. Take a look at all of the Euro 2024 stadiums and see how it ranks.

International Euro 2024 TV rights

What channel is Euro 2024 on?

UK
All of the games are free to view in the UK, either on the BBC or ITV.

USA
In the USA, you can watch most Euro 2024 live streams on Fox – games will be shown on the Fox or FS1 cable channels. Do bear in mind, however, that five group games are also exclusive to ViX and FuboTV.

If you don't have cable, you can use services such as Sling and FuboTV to get the Fox channels.

Canada
Bell Media and TVA Sports has the rights to Euro 2024 in Canada.

Australia
Optus Sport will show all Euro 2024 games in Australia.

New Zealand
In New Zealand, you can watch all Euro 2024 games for free on TVNZ and the TVNZ Plus streaming service

(Image credit: Future)
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