Now that Hungary has dashed Scotland’s hopes of qualifying for Euro 2024, they will return home.

On the first day of play, Steve Calrke’s team had the worst conceivable start as they were crushed 5-1 by Germany, the host nation.

They played much better in the second game, holding on for a 1-1 tie with Switzerland.

Scotland knew, going into the MHPArena on Sunday night, that a victory would give them the best opportunity to move on to the next round.

In the first half, Scotland dominated play with the ball but mostly failed to test Hungary custodian Peter Gulacsi.

Scotland continued to control possession in the second half but failed to take any significant chances.

Hungary scored on a counterattack deep into stoppage time, with Kevin Csoboth capping off a nice move.

The players from Scotland were devastated that their hopes for Euro 2024 had turned into a nightmare.

Following the loss, Scotland only managed one point to finish last in Group A.

Fans’ reactions on social media revealed that many thought the Scots had been cheated when a penalty call went against them.

The referee dismissed the Scottish appeal after second-half substitute Stuart Armstrong collided with Hungarian defender Willi Orban inside the penalty area.

“Scotland have been robbed here, how on earth is that not a penalty?” exclaimed one fan.

“Scotland have just been robbed of the clearest penalty you’ll see these Euros,” another person tweeted.

“Scotland absolutely robbed of a penalty – ludicrous decision,” a third fan commented.

After the game, former England striker Alan Shearer remarked, “From Scotland’s perspective, it was not for lack of effort, but the truth is that they were not as good as they could have been.” especially when positioned forward.

They rarely posed a threat. Rather than anticipating, we were just hoping. I would argue that the punishment decision was appalling. It was a penalty for me the entire day.