Scotland will meet the Netherlands and Northern Ireland in March friendlies next year as they step up preparations for Euro 2024.
Steve Clarke’s side will visit the Dutch on Friday, March 22, with the venue to be confirmed by the hosts in the near future.
Hampden will then host its first men’s international of the year when Northern Ireland visit on Tuesday, March 26, Scotland announced on Monday.
📅 🏴 Two dates for your 2024 diary.
Steve Clarke's Scotland will face The Netherlands away and Northern Ireland at home in international friendly matches in March next year.
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The Scots are in the process of arranging further friendlies in early June ahead of the showpiece tournament that gets under way in Germany later that month.
Scotland last faced the Dutch in June 2021 when they drew 2-2 in a friendly prior to the last European Championship, while their last meeting with Northern Ireland was a friendly at Hampden in 2015 when Christophe Berra secured a 1-0 win.
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