What TV channel is Greece v Scotland? How to watch Nations League play-off for free

Scotland, ranked 45th in the world, finished third in their section behind Portugal and Croatia while Greece, who sit 39th in Fifa’s rankings, finished second behind England in League B Group 2 on goal difference.

The two countries have met only twice before, with both sides winning 1-0 at home in their 1996 European Championship qualifiers, although they will face each other again in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers later in the year.

The Nations League play-off first leg takes place at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Kick-off is 7.45pm.

The match will broadcast live on BBC One Scotland with coverage starting at 7pm.

The match is available to live stream for free via the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer.

Scotland midfielder Ryan Christie is suspended for the first leg after being booked against Portugal and Poland during the Nations League matches last year and boss Clarke has also been hit by injuries. Striker Lyndon Dykes, a regular in the Scotland squad over recent years and newcomer Ben Doak, the Liverpool winger who is on loan at Middlesbrough, are out injured. Aaron Hickey is a long-term absentee. Bologna midfielder Lewis Ferguson, Arsenal left-back Kieran Tierney and Aberdeen striker Kevin Nisbet have all returned to the squad.

Greece will be minus injured captain Anastasios Bakasetas as well as midfielder Dimitrios Kourbelis.

A team of German officials have been appointed to the match. Tobias Stieler is the match referee with Christian Gittelmann and Mark Borsch as his assistant referees. Martin Petersen is the fourth official. Soren Storks is on VAR duty and will be assisted by Benjamin Cortus.

Greece 107/100, Draw 5/2, Scotland 13/4 – via oddschecker.com.