Scotland fans flocked to the Marienplatz in Munich on Friday evening (Image: X: @rhiachohan)
German authorities have shared an 'urgent' warning for Scotland fans as thousands flood the streets of Munich. The Tartan Army have flocked to Euro 2024 en masse as Steve Clarke's men prepare to take on the hosts in the tournament's opening game.
Scottish fans were among the first to land in Germany ahead of their crunch clash on Friday night. And with kick-off approaching, the busiest areas of Munich's city-centre have become jam-packed with kilts and dark blue shirts.
So much so, in fact, that one of Munich's main plazas, the Marienplatz, has been declared 'overcrowded'. Authorities urged fans to disperse into other areas of the city, while warning them not to turn up to the official fan zone at Olympiapark either as it has reached full capacity.
On Friday evening, Polizei Munchen re-posted the following message on X: "URGENT!!! The Marienplatz is overcrowded. There will definitely be no public viewing there. Please spread out elsewhere in the city! The fan zone is also about to close. Please don't go to the Olympiapark anymore!"
The city's police department then posted a statement of their own, which read: "Marienplatz is full. Currently the subways no longer stop there. Our colleagues are currently not allowing any more people onto the site. Please go to other locations."
Preventing subways from stopping at the Marienplatz seemed to stem the flow of fans arriving at the plaza, and normal public transport service resumed shortly before 4pm (BST).
Scotland fans have taken over Munich ahead of their clash with Germany on Friday night (Image: Getty)
Scotland supporters have waited almost three decades to see their team compete at a major tournament on foreign soil. They turned out in the group stages of Euro 2020, but played two of their games at Hampden Park and the other at Wembley.
The Tartan Army may fancy their chances of causing an upset on Friday evening, given Germany have gone three consecutive tournaments without winning their opening game. Manager Clarke has backed his side to cause the hosts problems at the Allianz Arena.
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"We feel as though we can get a good result every time we step onto the pitch," he said. "Otherwise, what’s the point in going on there? We feel we’re ready and hopefully you’ll see that.
"One of the mantras I’ve always had is: 'Respect everyone and fear no-one'. So, while we have a lot of respect for the host nation, hopefully on the night we can cause them problems."
