yardımcı hakemler: milan brabec (cze), otakar drastik (cze)
4. hakem: jiri ulrich (cze)
scotland: andy goram, tom boyd, colin calderwood, colin hendry, stuart mccall, ally mccoist (dk. 84 john spencer), gary mcallister (c), john collins, tosh mckinlay (dk. 60 scott booth), gordon durie, craig burley
yedekler: jim leighton, stewart mckimmie, derek whyte, eoin jess, billy mckinlay, kevin gallacher, darren jackson, scot gemmill, nicky walker
teknik direktör: craig brown (sco)
switzerland: marco pascolo, marc hottiger, yvan quentin (dk. 81 alexandre comisetti), stéphane henchoz, ciriaco sforza (c), stéphane chapuisat (dk. 46 raphael wicky), kübilay türkyilmaz, ramon vega, marcel koller (dk. 46 sébastien fournier), johann vogel, christophe bonvin
yedekler: alain geiger, patrick sylvestre, stephan lehmann, sébastien jeanneret, régis rothenbühler, david sesa, joël corminboeuf
teknik direktör: artur jorge melo teixeira (por)
goller: (1-0) ally mccoist dk. 36
sarı kartlar: dk. 23 colin calderwood, dk. 28 stuart mccall, dk. 42 john collins (scotland) dk. 23 ramon vega, dk. 53 johann vogel, dk. 55 raphael wicky, dk. 63 sébastien fournier (switzerland)
mccoist magic not enough for scotland published: monday 6 october 2003, 11.10cet
ally mccoist ensured the scots upheld their side of the bargain, but craig brown's side nevertheless narrowly missed out on second spot in group a.
scotland upheld their side of the bargain and came within a whisker of an unlikely quarter-final berth, only to be denied by events elsewhere in group a.
with a solitary point to their name heading into their final fixture in the section, scotland knew victory and a sizeable shift in goal difference was required for them to progress at the netherlands' expense. while ally mccoist's 36th-minute strike set them on their way for the triumph they required, the auld enemy, england, had taken a 4-0 lead against the dutch – craig brown's side were, remarkably, second in the group with time running out. patrick kluivert scuppered their hopes, though, earning the dutch a late consolation which ensured they squeezed through to the last eight on goals scored.
the scots could have found themselves in an even rosier position prior to kluivert's effort had mccoist not spurned two presentable opportunities prior to his goal. it was a case of third time lucky, however, the rangers fc striker beating goalkeeper marco pascolo with a rasping first-time drive from outside the penalty area.
gary mcallister and stuart mccall were an assertive force in midfield and though switzerland rarely looked like working their way back into contention, the scots were unable to add the second which would have put them through on goal difference.
