For England, it was all very familiar. After a promising start to the tournament, this was a performance far more in keeping with England in recent major tournaments. A 0–0 draw vs. its neighbor to the north, Scotland, is probably enough to secure Gareth Southgate’s side a place in the last 16 of Euro 2020, but this was a far less accomplished display than what England produced against Croatia. It was a night of torrential rain and heavy shirts, of sluggish build-up, of stodgy unimaginative football.
For Scotland, it was quite the reverse. It needs to beat Croatia to have a chance of going through, but there is no reason to fear that game after a performance of organization and intelligence.