 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Kutevera 1986 FIFA World Cup, Andy Roxburgh akatora mutoro weScotland ye 1988 European Championshipchikamu chinokodzera. Scotland yakaita zvisina kunaka muboka rekukodzera, kunyangwe kukunda kunze kweBulgaria kwakapa kodzero kuRepublic of Ireland. Zvichitevera kukundikana uku, Scotland yakaunganazve nokuda kweNdebe yeNyika ya 1990 uye yakasarudzwa zvishoma. Vakarova France 20 paHampden Park mumvura zhinji, Mo Johnston achihwina zvibodzwa zviviri. Scotland yakatarisa munzira kuti ikodzere zvakanaka, asi ipapo vakarasikirwa zvakanyanya muFrance neYugoslavia, vachivasiya vachida kudzivirira kukundwa kumba kuNorway mumutambo wekupedzisira. Scotland yakanga ichitungamirira 10 apo chikanganiso chakaipa kubva kumuchengeti wepagedhi Jim Leighton chakabvumira vaNorway kuenzanisa. Kudai vaNorway vakanga vawanazve chimwe chibodzwa, Scotland ingadai yakabuda, asi boka revanhu 65 000 rakanga rakaungana rakafema nokuzorodzwa apo muridzo wokupedzisira wakaridzwa. 