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Croatia vs Scotland: TV channel, kick-off time, team news, referee & VAR

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Scotland are back in action in the Nations League as they face Croatia away on matchday three.

The Tartan Army will be desperate to see their country pick up points after opening the 2024/25 campaign in Group A with two defeats.

Scotland conceded an agonising 97th-minute penalty to lose 3-2 to Poland at Hampden in September before putting in a brave performance against Portugal.

However, Cristiano Ronaldo inspired his nation to a 2-1 triumph after Scott McTominay had put Scotland ahead on the night.

Boss Steve Clarke understands the need for a win with pressure starting to build on him from fans and the media.

And he’ll have to try and do that against an experienced Croatian side with a depleted squad at his disposal.

Below, Not The Old Firm has everything you need to know about the Scotland clash including how to watch live, the latest team news, the appointed officials and more.

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Croatia vs Scotland kick-off time

Scotland face Croatia at the Stadion Maksimir in Group A of the 2024/25 UEFA Nations League on Saturday, October 12 with kick-off at 5pm BST.

Croatia vs Scotland TV channel

Croatia vs Scotland will not be broadcast live on TV – this will be the first Scotland game of its kind since 2014 when the national team faced Poland.

Instead, you can watch the game live via the Scotland National Team’s YouTube channel. The live stream will start at 4:40pm BST which is 20 minutes before kick-off.

If you are out and about, you can listen to live BBC Sportsound radio commentary of the game. The programme started at 2pm BST.

Scotland team & injury news

Steve Clarke has a whole plethora of absentees for this game in Zagreb.

Defenders Aaron Hickey, Nathan Patterson, Ross McCrorie, Jack Hendry, Kieran Tierney, Scott McKenna and Greg Taylor are all missing.

Moreover, the likes of John McGinn, Lewis Ferguson, Tommy Conway, Angus Gunn, Lawrence Shankland and James Forrest have been ruled out.

Ben Doak and Kevin Nisbet will be pushing for starts against Croatia, as will Aberdeen full-back Nicky Devlin who has been called up for the first time.

Referee & VAR

The officials for Croatia vs Scotland have been confirmed by UEFA. The on-field referee will be Romanian whistler Istvan Kovacs and he will be assisted by Mihai Marius Marica and George Florin Neacșu.

Dennis Johan Higler from the Netherlands will be the VAR while Constantin Sebastian Colțescu has been confirmed as the AVAR.