Fans will descend upon the Allianz Arena in Munich for Friday's eagerly-awaited Euro 2024 curtain-raiser, as hosts Germany commence the latest continental gathering against Scotland in Group A.
For Die Mannschaft, the home Euros represents a gilt-edged chance to rectify some recent failures, while Steve Clarke's men are still waiting for their first knockout-round appearance. While Scotland's charges may very well consider Friday's curtain-raiser to be a free hit and play with the shackles off, the weight of expectation falls heavily on Germany, who have failed to handle such pressure in recent major tournaments.
However, Nagelsmann's men have already bested France and the Netherlands this year and face an out-of-sorts Scotland outfit whose stellar start to Euro 2024 qualifying was not a sign of things to come, and the hosts ought to kick off this summer's tournament with a routine but hard fought success.



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周五，球迷们将齐聚慕尼黑安联球场，观看万众期待的2024年欧洲杯揭幕战，东道主德国将在A组迎战苏格兰。
对于德国人来说，主场欧洲杯是一个弥补最近失败的绝佳机会，而史蒂夫·克拉克的球队仍在等待他们的第一次淘汰赛。虽然苏格兰人很可能会认为周五的揭幕战是一场自由的打击，可以摆脱束缚，但期望的重担却沉重地落在了德国队身上，他们在最近的重大赛事中未能应对这种压力。
然而，纳格尔斯曼的球队今年已经击败了法国和荷兰，面对的是状态不佳的苏格兰队，他们在2024年欧洲杯预选赛中的出色开局并不是未来的标志，东道主应该在今年夏天的比赛中取得常规但艰苦的成功。