Scotlandisation of Syria - too good at the qualifiers, too horrible in the big stage
When you spent the UEFA Euro 2020, one nation that would stun you the most was no other than Scotland. It's weird because Scotland was not just one of the 11 host nations in this pan-European edition (moved a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic), but also you must be shocked to see Scotland was among one of 24 nations to take part in the Euro - and getting a shameful early exit. Before the tournament, Scotland's last competitive tournament was the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. Scotland won only one point, a 1-1 draw to Norway. Since then, Scottish football misery has endured for two decades, before the Scots pulled out a shocking away win on penalties against Serbia in the playoffs of Euro 2020, which denied Serbia a chance to make a historic European debut since the independence of Montenegro but also brought Scotland to this competition, its third, after 25 years. Serbia, on the other hand, has to keep suffering. I am somewhat disgusted to see Scotland here, well, not because ...