ilk basımı 2002 olan christian eichkler'in "futbolun beceriksizleri ansiklopedisi" kitabından;
iskoçya, katıldıkları 10 turnuvanın hiçbirinde tur atlama becerisini gösterememiş bir takımdır. 1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990 ve 1998 dünya şampiyonaları (23 maçta toplam 4 galibiyet) ile 1992 ve 1996 avrupa şampiyonalarında üçer maçla (1954 kupasında iki) yetinmişlerdi. yiğit iskoçların kıl payıyla elenmeleri sık tekrar eden bir talihsizlikti ne yazık ki: 1974'te yugoslavya ve dünya şampiyonu brezilya'yla (tek bir gol farkıyla üstelik) aynı puana sahip oldukları halde elendiler; 1978'de, daha sonra dünya ikincisi olacak olan hollanda'yla puanları aynıydı, ama üç gol eksikleri vardı; 1982'de sovyetler birligi'yle eşit puanlan varken iki gol eksiğiyle elenmişlerdi. 1996'daki avrupa şampiyonası'nda ingiltere hollanda karşısında son 15 dakikaya girildiğinde 4-0 öndeyken ve bu sonuç iskoçya'nın yoluna devam etmesine yarayacakken, kluivert'in 78. dakikada attığı golle turu atlayan yine hollanda oldu. ama iskoç takımı yılmadı ve hep britanyalı spor ruhuyla savaştı; sonuna kadar: 1992 avrupa şampiyonasında, öteden beri talihsiz iskoçların bdt (bağımsız devletler topluluğu) (rusya'nın bir ara adı buydu) karşısındaki biricik galibiyetleri yine almanları yan finale taşımıştı.
yardımcı hakemler: egon bereuter (aut), manfred zeiszer (aut)
4. hakem: günter benkö (aut)
netherlands: edwin van der sar (gk), michael reiziger, danny blind (c), clarence seedorf, ronald de boer (dk. 73 phillip cocu), dennis bergkamp, peter hoekstra (dk. 72 patrick kluivert), aron winter, richard witschge (dk. 46 johan de kock), winston bogarde, jordi cruyff
yedekler: jaap stam, gaston taument, arthur numan, ed de goey (gk), youri mulder, ruud hesp (gk), john veldman
teknik direktör: guus hiddink (ned)
england: david seaman (gk), gary neville, stuart pearce, paul ince (dk. 68 david platt), tony adams (c), gareth southgate, paul gascoigne, alan shearer (dk. 76 nick barmby), teddy sheringham (dk. 77 robbie fowler), darren anderton, steve mcmanaman
yedekler: tim flowers (gk), sol campbell, les ferdinand, phil neville, steve stone, ian walker (gk)
teknik direktör: terry venables (eng)
goller: (0-1) [penaltıdan] alan shearer dk. 23 (0-2) teddy sheringham dk. 51 (0-3) alan shearer dk. 57 (0-4) teddy sheringham dk. 62 (1-4) patrick kluivert dk. 78
sarı kartlar: dk. 18 aron winter, dk. 23 danny blind (c), dk. 67 dennis bergkamp (netherlands) dk. 41 teddy sheringham, dk. 43 paul ince, dk. 90 gareth southgate (england)
england hit high notes to down dutch published: monday 6 october 2003, 11.00cet
england produced a thrilling display to reach the last eight in style, the dutch also progressing but only thanks to patrick kluivert's late intervention.
england produced one of their most thrilling performances in years to ensure a stylish route through to the quarter-finals, while the netherlands also did just enough to reach the last eight.
a draw would have been sufficient for both teams to progress but terry venables' charges rarely looked prepared to settle for such an outcome in front of an expectant wembley crowd. though they had only alan shearer's penalty to show for their first-half efforts, england did not neglect their duty to entertain after the interval, teddy sheringham scoring either side of shearer's second during a memorable 11-minute spell which lit up the hosts' tournament.
such a sensational display might never have been had the dutch taken one of a host of first-half opportunities, clarence seedorf, aron winter and dennis bergkamp all culpable of spurning presentable openings. shearer was not so profligate after danny blind had felled paul ince, finishing from the spot to maintain his goal-a-game sequence at the finals.
it was not until after the restart that the floodgates opened, however, sheringham showing characteristic aerial prowess to sneak paul gascoigne's corner in at the far post. the same two players were again involved in the third, gascoigne bursting down the left before passing inside to sheringham, whose delightful lay-off was met by a thunderous shearer finish.
sheringham made it four when he clipped in the rebound after darren anderton's deflected shot was parried by edwin van der sar; with scotland leading switzerland 1-0 at villa park, the dutch were suddenly on the brink of elimination.
patrick kluivert came off the bench to perform a dramatic rescue act, finding a way past david seaman with 12 minutes left to send the orange through ahead of the scots on goal difference. guus hiddink's team were not celebrating, however – they had been outplayed by an england team now brimming with momentum.
