Phil: Tom, who is the most insightful pundit you work with? I personally like listening to Leanne Crichton who always seems to bring a fresh perspective.

Tom English: Hi Phil. Crikey, there's a question that's like a ticking bomb.

They're all really good (he said, sitting on the fence). Leanne is excellent. Not only has she played the game at the top level and has all that football knowledge to lean on, she's also really diligent in terms of prep work for every show she does.

A really good pro as a player and a pundit.

Graham Fraser
BBC Scotland News in Munich

Outside the fan park at Munich’s Olympiapark, I met Colin and Mary McFarlane from Edinburgh.

Colin thinks tonight’s game will end 1-1, but he wasn’t too hopeful for Scotland’s overall prospects.

“Will we win the Euros?” I asked.

“No - to be honest!”

Oh well.

Andy: Hi Tom, I cannot help but feel the first 10-15 mins on Friday will really set the tone for our entire Euros.

With that in mind, how do you expect Steve Clarke to line the team up? Comparing the team that started against Finland, I see Porteous in for Hanley, McTominay in for Christie and Adams in for Shankland.

Tom English: Hi Andy. We don't know how Hanley has been looking in training but he certainly looked iffy against Finland.

Porteous-Hendry-Tierney might well be the back three but Steve Clarke isn't giving much away.

If McTominay is fit - and it remains an if - then he plays for sure. One of the main five in midfield is going to miss out, Christie or McGregor. Adams will start I think.

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You might remember hearing that on the first night of the Tartan Army's arrival, one pub on Munich's Marienplatz ran out of beer.

According to Peter Inselkammer, the city's head of economic development, that problem has now been solved.

He told BBC News: "Yes, there is enough beer. Think of Oktoberfest - that's seven million visitors with nine million litres of beer. So we are used to having guests who are very thirsty."

Mr Inselkammer added that, thanks in part to the very hungry and thirsty Scotland fans, the tournament could be worth 100m euros for Munich.

"Of course every fan is welcome, especially those from Scotland nowadays," he said.

Graham Fraser
BBC Scotland News in Munich

The Tartan Army are in Munich - with up to 200,000 Scotland supporters in the city to watch the opening game of the Euros between Scotland and the hosts Germany.

There won’t be many fans who have travelled further than Gary Irvine, his wife Kim, and their sons Ross and Greg, who live in Perth, Western Australia.

They flew from Perth to Dubai, and then on to Munich.

Gary met up with me to talk about travelling across the world to support Scotland, his hopes for the big game against Germany, and a forthcoming trip home to Paisley to see his mum.

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Five of Steve Clarke’s 26-man squad are either without a club or soon to be unattached.

Throughout the camp there are stories of players fighting back from heartbreaking rejection, flak from fans and very serious injury.

United by struggle, they are easy to identify with and easy to root for.

At the age of 16, Zander Clark, the second-choice goalkeeper, was released by Hamilton Academical on the grounds that he was too small.

He started applying for joinery jobs until giving football one last crack.

Andy Robertson was released by Celtic, his boyhood team. “Height was part of it,” he said. “And physicality.”

Robertson started again with Queen’s Park in the fourth tier of Scottish football. Doggedness defines the captain.

Read more about Scotland's 'rejects and scapegoats' here.

That's the spirit!

Jean: The heart says a win; the head is arguing back but I'm no listening!

Gez: We have a shout here. Scotland have had a poor run of form since qualification was assured, but Germany have had their struggles, both recently and in finals group stages. Our left side is strong and we have players capable of turning games.

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BBC Sport Scotland's Jonathan Sutherland spoke to the great and good last night. Here are some of their predictions:

Amy McDonald: I have a good feeling. I don't think Germany are having their manager, there's noise about 'keeping the seat warm for Klopp'. I think we've got a chance. I'll say 2-1 Scotland.

Richard Foster: The game suits Scotland, sit in with a good defensive shape, hit on the counter attack. We've seen Scotland do it plenty of times under Steve Clarke. What's the point in going in not positive? Let's hope for a positive result - a score draw.

David Coulthard: I looked at the stats, and it's not good reading [for Scotland] but let's keep our fingers crossed. I'd be happy with a draw, but the dream would be a win.

Mark Nelson: I think we can get something. Even just a draw would be amazing. It's the best time to play Germany - the hosts frequently drop points in the first game. I'll go 1-1.

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German football journalist Raphael Honigstein spoke to Lunchtime Live about Germany's chances this evening: "It's a very difficult question to answer because we haven't had a competitive game since Qatar, almost two years ago.

"The friendlies have been of varied quality - that might be an understatement. Julian Nagelsmann was under real pressure in November after defeats against Turkey and Austria and there as a suggestion that he might not even make it to the Euros.

"But momentum shifted after two good results against the Netherlands and France and now we go in thinking 'we should be okay' but no one is 100% sure because things have been unstable in the last few years."

"We might see nerves and trepidation tonight if things don’t go according to plan immediately."

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Hungary and RB Leipzig goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi has been giving his thoughts on the other teams in Group A.

The 34-year-old says Germany are favourites to top the group, but expects a tough challenge against Steve Clarke's Scots.

"I think it's an interesting group with different styles of play," he said. "For me, Germany is still the absolute favourite in the group, especially when you look at the team's current development.

"Switzerland have always played very strong tournaments; they have a lot of quality and experience in the team.

"Scotland are a very unpleasant opponent, physically strong, and many of their players come from the Premier League. This is the second time in a row that they have qualified for a major tournament. So it's not an easy group.

"But we have our strengths and have celebrated many great successes in recent times. I think the little things will make the difference.

"We will of course try to get points with a good start against Switzerland in Cologne and thus improve our chances of progressing. Our goal is to get through the group. I don't think that's unrealistic, but of course it won't be easy."

Phil Goodlad
BBC Scotland in Munich

Claus and Variena are getting married shortly at the town hall overlooking thousands of Scotland fans in Marienplatz.

They didn’t know when they booked that Scotland fans were going to take over the square.

Thy have been inundated with fans shouting congratulations at them and shaking their hands.

Andy: Tom, if you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life which would you choose?

Yes Sir, I Can Boogie or Saturday Night by Whigfield?

Tom English: Whigfield, Andy. I'm kinda all boogied out at this stage.

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Legendary Scottish football commentator Archie MacPherson spoke to Good Morning Scotland earlier on, and says fans should appreciate seeing Scotland on the big stage:

"When I first went out with Scotland to Germany in 1974 for the World Cup finals, we were all a bit naive.

"We didn't know how to cope, nor did the supporters, and we didn't know how to relate to them. It wasn't until Argentina came along in '78 and we had Ally MacLeod to pump them up, perhaps wrongly on some occasions.

"The real birth of the Tartan Army was in Seville when we played Brazil. The mix of Brazilian and Scottish supporters was the realisation that the Scots were rubbing shoulders with the greatest in the world.

"That is what they should appreciate tonight. They're back in business again."

Tom English
BBC Scotland's chief sports writer

Bumped into the heroic Ethan Walker and his brilliant peloton.

Ethan got knocked down by a car in America last September and was given little chance of surviving, but the 18-year-old has defied medical science to be in Munich.

Not only has he recovered but he also cycled from Hampden to Munich with the match pennant given to him in Glasgow by John McGinn.

His story is awe-inspiring

Calum Macdonald
BBC Scotland in Munich

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On today's Scottish football podcast, Liam McLeod was joined by Steven Thompson and Neil McCann who both featured in Scotland's 2003 defeat in Dortmund.

"It was one of the best atmospheres I ever played in," McCann recalled.

"What a stadium, packed to the rafters. The German fans joining in on 500 miles which was pretty surreal."

"It was actually quite a bad tempered game from what I remember," Thompson added. "Lot of nasty challenges going in, lots of pushing and shoving, it had a really bad energy about it.

"It's no surprise the game was aggressive.

"The week leading up to it, Berti Vogts said that he wanted us to train as we played, all wearing shinguards. I ended up in two fights, myself and Steven Pressley and myself and Christian Dailly had to be split up!"

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Scotland super-fan (and actor) Martin Compston spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live earlier on:

"It's surreal to actually be here. I've watched [England fans] in their retro tops, in their shades, with absolute jealousy. It's wild to be part of it. It's something I've been dreaming about.

"I was 14 the last time we were in a foreign tournament. I thought it would have happened a lot sooner. You get to the point where you think 'is it ever going to happen?'

"To get the opening game, with the Tartan Army here in full voice, it's brilliant. I'm off work on game-day and I'll be right in amongst it. First and foremost, I'm here as a fan and I'm not missing these games.

"I almost don't want the tournament to start because I don't want [this part] to be over. Right now, everything is possible, everything is on the table."

With kick-off edging ever closer, how are you feeling about the game?

Cautiously optimistic? Terrified? A mixture of both?

Get in touch here, external.

Tom English
BBC Scotland's chief sports writer

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Ok. Plenty to unpack here. That’s definitely Gerd Muller next to the Scotland fan and it’s Helmut Schon, the immortal manager of the 1974 World Cup winners, next to him.

Is that Frank Beckenbauer next to him and Sepp Maier in goal? Kinda mesmerising, especially when they burst into a rendition of ‘No Scotland, No Party’.