Watching Scotland play at a significant match has been a uncommon deal with over the previous three many years.
However now tickets for the nationwide aspect’s opening match of Euro 2024 in opposition to hosts Germany are being supplied for as much as £12,000 by on-line resale corporations.
Round 2.7million tickets have been made out there for the month-long match which kicks off on June 14.
The ultimate public sale of tickets opened on Thursday however was reportedly hit by technical errors on account of excessive demand.
Though class one tickets for the opening sport formally price £513, one on-line firm is providing 4 for an eye-watering £12,000 every.
Germany-bound John McGinn
The most affordable tickets for the Scotland versus Germany conflict are £43, however some on-line retailers are charging £600.
Some websites declare they’ve as much as 1,000 briefs out there, however match organisers Uefa mentioned purchases from unofficial retailers might result in followers being refused entry.
Uefa mentioned it ‘strongly urges followers to not buy tickets on the secondary market’.
A spokesman added: ‘The one approach to make sure their validity and keep away from disappointment on the stadiums is to buy tickets by means of the official Uefa Euro 2024 portal.
‘Uefa and Euro 2024 actively implement the ticketing phrases and situations, together with by monitoring the web, and can take motion – together with cancelling tickets – the place unauthorised ads are recognized.’
Scotland will tackle the hosts in Munich on June 14, earlier than dealing with Switzerland in Cologne 5 days later. On June 23, the crew play their closing group match in opposition to Hungary in Stuttgart.
The nation was allotted 10,000 tickets for every group sport, with 1000’s extra followers anticipated in Germany for the match.
These with out tickets have an opportunity to assemble at designated fan zones to look at the motion.
In the meantime, the nationwide aspect can have as much as 26 gamers for the competitors, after Uefa confirmed a rule change.
Initially, soccer associations might select a most of 23 gamers for the squads.
However after the governing physique confirmed the change, Scotland boss Steve Clarke can now enhance his choices for the pitch.
Uefa mentioned in a press release: ‘The utmost squad measurement for #EURO2024 groups has been elevated from the unique quota of 23 to 26 gamers.
‘Groups should present a squad record containing between 23 and 26 gamers by June 7.’
