Why Scotland vs Portugal isn’t on TV tonight as fans race to follow the Tartan Army’s must-win clash against the Euro 2016 champions

Scotland must beat Portugal in their Nations League match tonight to save their campaign, but fans will not be able to watch it on TV.

tartan army have lost all three League of Nations Group A1 matches and they are facing relegation.

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scotland They performed brilliantly in the last Nations League to gain promotion to the top division, but it has been a dreadful campaign so far.

Their chances of reaching the semi-finals are all but gone, but they can still avoid relegation.

However, they need some wins, starting with this clash Cristiano Ronaldo and co.

But spectators who are not playing the game will not be able to watch the action on TV.

Why is Scotland vs Portugal not on TV?

This Nations League Group A1 game will take place on Tuesday, October 15 and kick-off at 7:45pm at Hampden Park.

Strange that this game was not selected for TV coverage.

Viaplay holds the broadcast rights to Scotland matches, but has reduced their UK coverage.

In September, ITV acquired the rights to the Scottish games, but that is not the case this month.

The Tartan Army’s 2–1 defeat to Croatia was also not televised.

However, if you are a Scotland fan, all hope is not lost, and you can still watch the match using alternative methods.

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The match will be shown live for free on Viaplay’s YouTube channel.

It will also be on the Scotland National Team YouTube channel.

talkSPORT will have updates from David Tanner throughout the match, while talkSPORT.com will have all the latest news and reaction.

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Scotland vs Portugal: Team News

The hosts are sweating on the fitness of James Forrest as he missed training ahead of facing Croatia.

He wasn’t part of the matchday squad then, but he’s still with the Tartan Army, meaning they should think he has a chance to feature.

During this time, portugal Chelsea’s Renato Veiga got a full start in the win over Poland and was able to start once again.

scotland team

• goalkeeper: John McCracken, Craig Gordon, Ross McCrory
• defenders: Grant Hanley, Andrew Robertson, Ryan Porteous, Anthony Ralston, John Sowter, Mickey Devlin, Liam Lindsay, Jack McKenzie
• midfielder: Billy Gilmour, Ryan Gould, Scott McTominay, Kenny McLean, Ryan Christie, James Forrest, Andy Irving, Ben Doak
• Ahead: Lyndon Dykes, Che Adams, Kevin Nisbett, Lewis Morgan

portugal team

• goalkeeper: Diogo Costa, Rui Silva, Ricardo Velho
• defenders: Ruben Dias, Antonio Silva, Goncalo Inácio, Renato Veiga, Joao Cancelo, Diogo Dalot, Nuno Mendes, Nelson Semedo
• midfielder: Joao Palinha, Joao Neves, Samu Costa, Ruben Neves, Otavio, Bruno Fernandes, Vitinha, Bernardo Silva
• Ahead: Francisco Conceição, Francisco Trincao, Joao Felix, Rafael Leao, Diogo Jota, Pedro Neto, Cristiano Ronaldo

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Scotland vs Portugal: what has been said?

Despite enduring a dreadful Nations League campaign, steve clark Still thinks Scotland is on the right track.

Speaking after Croatia’s defeat, he said: “A fully fit and healthy team will be helpful.

“There is so much frustration in the dressing room that perhaps it would be better to wait until we get back to Glasgow to analyze the game, but I think we are on the right track.

“We’re not backing down. We just have to keep believing, keep pushing away.”

“We felt like we managed to save a point and then that was taken away, so you can understand why they’re really down right now. We’ll lick our wounds and go again on Tuesday night (against Portugal). Will be ready for.