England and Scotland are important places in the birth of modern soccer, and in 1872 in Glasgow, Scotland, the two teams played the first recorded regular game.
the national team
The final score was only 0-0, but the game catalyzed the international
soccer league
The creation of FIFA in 1904 led to the World Cup.
In 1872, soccer had begun to evolve into a systematic sport, with no standardized rules for the game and rough play, but nine years earlier, in 1863, the English Football Association was formed to standardize the game, making it more professional, and hoping to promote the sport. Before the historic clash between England and Scotland in 1872, the two teams had played five informal matches, all of which were won by England. However, most of the players in the Scottish team were Scots from the London area, which aroused the desire of the Scottish representatives to get up to take revenge by summoning a purely "home-grown" team over the table in the name of justice. On November 30, 1872, also known as St. Andrew's Day in Scotland, the English and Scottish teams met to play each other in Partick, Scotland. The match was highly publicized and attracted 4,000 fans.
Scotland's team was made up of members of Queen's Park, Scotland's home club, while England's team was selected by Charles Alcock, the FA Secretary, from 9 different clubs. The match was originally scheduled to start at 2:00pm but was delayed a little. Although the grass was slippery, it did not stop the two teams from fighting each other. According to historical records, this match was a quality one, with Scotland trying to dominate the game in the first half, and England counter-attacking in the second half. Both teams played a good half of the game and were evenly matched in terms of offense and defense. Both teams failed to break through the opponent's door and ended the game 0-0.
Although unrecorded, the match was pivotal to the evolution of modern soccer, laying the groundwork for the internationalization of the sport, helping to standardize the rules of the game, and catalyzing the formation of the Scottish FA a year later. After the establishment of the official FAs of England and Scotland, the two countries began to play each other on a regular basis in the spring of each year, and this regular rivalry did not stop until 1989. This "English Civil War" was also the main focus of the British Home Championship, which was held during the 100-year period 1884-1984, during which the two sides played 115 matches, with England winning 48 matches, Scotland winning 41 matches, and 26 matches ending in draws. Until 1939, Scotland had the upper hand in the World War II, but after that it was almost all England. That said, there have been many classic battles between the two sides, such as Scotland's 5-1 win at Wembley in 1928, England's 9-3 thrashing in 1961, and Scotland's 1967 win at Wembley in 1967.
an upset (esp. in sports)
The 3-2 win over England, who had just won the World Cup, ended their 19-game unbeaten streak. Although this rivalry has lost its attention since the 1990s with the suspension of the British Quarter Finals and the Anglo-Scottish War, the two sides have met in most of their out-of-competition or friendly matches since then, but each time the two teams played each other, there were still some memorable images, such as Gascoglione celebrating after blasting Scotland in the '96 UEFA Europa League, and Hudgensen's shot in the 1999 UEFA Europa League Play-Offs to defeat England (which was the same time as the last time Scotland won against England), the most recent match was two years ago in the 2020 UEFA Europa League group stage, which ended in a 0-0 tie. Scotland's last win over England was a 0-0 draw in the Euro 2020 group stage two years ago.
England and Scotland are inextricably linked, and Scotland has a number of
England Premier Soccer League
Recently, there have also been rumors about the effectiveness of
Newcastle
In the meantime, striker Harvey Bannis, who has represented England once, may be considering a "change of heart" to play for Scotland. Scotland have been on a roll since Chillar took over, winning all five of their matches in the Europa League qualifying rounds to force Spain to the top of the standings, with the distance between them and the top of the table.
beyond the pale
England only lost the second place in the World Cup final last year, and their strengths are also equal, adding two more points to this 150th anniversary matchup that is worth looking forward to.
