Scotland Suffer A Shock Defeat To Kazakhstan In Euro 2020 Qualifier

Alex McLeish was left stunned after Scotland suffered a shock 3-0 defeat to Kazakhstan in their opening Euro 2020 qualifying match.

Yuriy Pertsukh opened the scoring in the sixth minute and Talgat Baysufinov's men had doubled their lead thanks to Yan Vorogovskiy.

While McLeish hoped that his side would bounce back early in the second half, they experienced another setback when Baktiyar Zaynutdinov extended their lead at the Astana Arena.

Kazakhstan, who are 117th in FIFA's world rankings, have climbed to the top of Group I with the win, while Scotland are now rock bottom.

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Topics: Football News, Football, Euro 2020, Scotland

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