Scotland’s campaign came to a crashing end on Sunday as their relegation to League B was confirmed following a heavy defeat to Greece in the Nations League playoffs.
Despite winning the first leg 1-0 in Piraeus, Steve Clarke’s side were powerless to resist as the visitors dismantled them at Hampden Park to run out comfortable 3-0 winners in the return leg, secure their promotion to the top tier of the competition in the process.
The loss brought down the curtain on a Nations League campaign that had been given the kiss of life in the final two games of the league phase, with dramatic late wins over Croatia and Poland giving Scotland hope that they could maintain their place in League A, despite starting the campaign with a trio of crushing late defeats.
Across the campaign, Steve Clarke’s side ended the campaign with three wins, one draw and four defeats, scoring eight goals and conceding 11, while Scott McTominay’s three goals made him the country’s top scorer. But who was Scotland’s best performer during the campaign?
Using football statistics website FotMob, we look at Scotland’s 13 highest rated players from their 24/25 Nations League campaign, from 13-1.
9. Andy Robertson - 7.01
The captain's last minute header that secured a 2-1 win against Poland in Warsaw was perhaps the most memorable moment of the entire campaign. Robertson started all eight games in the Nations League. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
10. Scott McTominay - 7.01
Scotland's top scorer in the Nations League with three goals, he was often the nation's most potent attacking threat, scoring against Poland, Portugal and Greece. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
11. Kenny McLean - 7.08
Started all eight games during the campaign, earning his 50th international cap in Sunday's defeat to Greece. One of Scotland's top rated performers, McLean picked up an eye-catching assist in the 2-1 defeat to Portugal. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
12. Craig Gordon - 7.13
The 42-year-old missed out on the Euro 2024 squad, but returned to the Scotland starting XI following an injury to Angus Gunn against Croatia, starting every game in the competition thereafter. Kept three clean sheets in six games. | SOOC/AFP via Getty Images Photo: Getty Images