Wounded pride - and some sore heads today! Dejected Tartan Army finds makeshift places to sleep after Scotland crashes out the Euros in bruising 1-0 defeat to Hungary

Dejected Scotland fans slept on train floors and in luggage racks after watching their side crash out of Euro 2024 at the group stage. 

Tartan Army supporters dressed in kilts looked crestfallen as they travelled back from Stuttgart late on Sunday night following their agonising 1-0 defeat to Hungary at the MHPArena.

Needing at least a point to maintain any hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages, Hungarian forward Kevin Csoboth scored in the last-minute of the game to claim a dramatic victory and break Scottish hearts.

It was a disappointing end to the tournament for Steve Clarke's team, who will finish bottom of Group A, having lost two games and drawn one.

After the game, thousands of teary-eyed supporters were forced to find makeshift places to sleep whilst riding public transport away from the ground, as they begin to make plans to return home for good.

Scottish football fans are no strangers to exiting a major tournament early. In 12 attempts, their nation has never once made it past the first stage of a World Cup or Euros. 

Some supporters were vocal in their criticisms of their side following Sunday's defeat, after Scotland had just one shot on target during the match - Hungary, meanwhile, had five. 

'Steve Clarke, sorry son, but you've got to go, you're f***ing useless, I'm sick of this s***,' one supporter told Mail Sport outside the MHPArena on Sunday night after the defeat.

'I've spent about 10 grand to come here. It's a f***ing joke, and you didn't have a shot on target. Out.'

Scotland began their Euros campaign with a 5-1 defeat by Germany but gave themselves a chance of sealing a berth in the last 16 after drawing against Switzerland last week.

Another fan gave a different view of Scotland's form at this summer's tournament, pointing to Scotland's injury list as the reason why Clarke's side made an early exit.

'We've all come out we've enjoyed ourselves, the Hungarian fans have been great. It's just a bit disappointing. That's all it is,' the fan said to Mail Sport.

'There's a lot of people that are angry, but I'm not angry - I just wished they'd played a wee bit better.

'Our injuries, we had five of our best players out before today. Then you had [John] McGinn coming off, [Andy] Robertson coming off.'

When asked if the manager got it wrong, the fan added: 'No, no no. I always have faith in Stevie Clarke. He's got us to two Euros. When was the last time we were at the Euros? 96. We were at the World Cup in 98.

'Whatever Stevie Clarke says I'll go with.'

Giving his analysis on why Scotland have struggled during this summer's tournament and have struggled to score goals, the fan added: 'We didn't get any shots either, but I don't think that's the problem, what you're forgetting is that our injury list was so bad. We're not like England or Italy...'

He was then interrupted by another Scotland fan who said: 'Steve Clarke out - hopeless,' to which the supporter being interviewed disagreed, saying: 'See that is just ridiculous.' 

With 10 minutes to go, Scotland's Stuart Armstrong went down inside the Hungarian penalty area. 

Referee Facundo Tello did not award the penalty. A VAR check agreed with the Argentine referee's initial decision. 

But after the match, Clarke fumed at the officials, stating: 'The biggest point in the game is the penalty kick.

'I don't understand how VAR can look at that and say it's not a penalty. I've got words for it, but I like my money.'

Clarke was also pressed on whether he had spoken to the referee, with the Scotland manager saying: 'What's the point?' 

'He's from Argentina. Why is it not a European referee? I don't understand why he's here and not in his own country refereeing a game. It's just my opinion.'