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Scotland produced the worst team performance of the opening round of games, with their players averaging just 3.8 out of 10 in the player ratings by skysports.com readers.

The miserable opening night thrashing by Germany, which saw Steve Clarke’s side battered 5-1 by the hosts, has left Scotland with it all to do ahead of their second Group A match against Switzerland on Wednesday.

Ryan Porteous was sent off just before half-time against Germany and has been suspended for both that Switzerland game and the final pool match against Hungary. His nightmare Euro 2024 start saw him handed a rating of just 2.9 – the worst mark out of the players to appear so far in the tournament.

Unsurprisingly Germany’s demolition job saw their players garner a high-ranking average mark of the championships to date, with 6.6 being the average grade given out to their players.

That was a long way off the 7.9 Slovakia’s players averaged for their shock win over Belgium but Germany’s score does include Jamal Musiala’s 8.2 – which is the second-highest individual score from the opening fixtures.

Taking top spot is England’s match-winner against Serbia, Jude Bellingham, who scored 8.3 on average. That put him head and shoulders above his team-mates, who averaged 6.3 for their efforts – the eighth-best team score so far.

Notably in the England team, Phil Foden was the lowest scorer. The Premier League player of the season was given a 4.9 by our readers for his ineffective display from the left side of the attack.

Other standout names include Man Utd’s Christian Eriksen, whose super display for Denmark against Slovenia earned him a mark of 8.1, while Newcastle’s Fabian Schar scored an 8 for Switzerland.

Remaining group games

Wednesday June 19
Croatia vs Albania (Hamburg, kick-off 2pm UK time)
Germany vs Hungary (Stuttgart, kick-off 5pm UK time)
Scotland vs Switzerland (Cologne, kick-off 8pm UK time)

Thursday June 20
Slovenia vs Serbia (Munich, kick-off 2pm UK time)
Denmark vs England (Frankfurt, kick-off 5pm UK time)
Spain vs Italy (Gelsenkirchen, kick-off 8pm UK time)

Friday June 21
Slovakia vs Ukraine (Dusseldorf, kick-off 2pm UK time)
Poland vs Austria (Berlin, kick-off 5pm UK time)
Netherlands vs France (Leipzig, kick-off 8pm UK time)

Saturday June 22
Georgia vs Czech Republic (Hamburg, kick-off 2pm UK time)
Turkey vs Portugal (Dortmund, kick-off 5pm UK time)
Belgium vs Romania (Cologne, kick-off 8pm UK time)

Sunday June 23
Switzerland vs Germany (Frankfurt, kick-off 8pm UK time)
Scotland vs Hungary (Stuttgart, kick-off 8pm UK time)

Monday June 24
Croatia vs Italy (Leipzig, kick-off 8pm UK time)
Albania vs Spain (Dusseldorf, kick-off 8pm UK time)

Tuesday June 25
Netherlands vs Austria (Berlin, kick-off 5pm UK time)
France vs Poland (Dortmund, kick-off 5pm UK time)
England vs Slovenia (Cologne, kick-off 8pm UK time)
Denmark vs Serbia (Munich, kick-off 8pm UK time)

Wednesday June 26
Slovakia vs Romania (Frankfurt, kick-off 5pm UK time)
Ukraine vs Belgium (Stuttgart, kick-off 5pm UK time)
Czech Republic vs Turkey (Hamburg, kick-off 8pm UK time)
Georgia vs Portugal (Gelsenkirchen, kick-off 8pm UK time)

Lewis Hamilton described the Canadian Grand Prix as “one of the worst races” he has driven in his career as Mercedes failed to capitalise on their strong pace in Montreal.

The seven-time world champion advanced from seventh on the grid to finish fourth in a thrilling race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Sunday but was far from satisfied with his driving.

Hamilton had been in contention to top qualifying on Saturday before a hugely disappointing final run saw him drop down the timesheet as his team-mate George Russell took pole.

The 39-year-old, who is leaving Mercedes to join Ferrari at the end of the season, cut a disconsolate figure after qualifying, and said his mood was little better after the race.

“I’m not feeling much different,” Hamilton told Sky Sports F1.

“It was over the weekend just a really poor performance from myself. Yesterday, some other things came into it, but mostly myself.

“Then today, just one of the worst races that I’ve driven. Just lots of mistakes. But of course, if I’d have qualified better I would have been in a much better position.

“So it is what it is. I will go back to the drawing board.”

‘The car was capable of winning’

Hamilton has failed to add to his record tally of 103 F1 victories since December 2021, and admitted his disappointment was heightened by the fact he believed the W15 was capable of victory in Montreal as Max Verstappen won for Red Bull.

He was able to make early progress as he cleared Daniel Ricciardo on the opening lap, but would have to wait for a Safety Car intervention to pass Fernando Alonso for fifth during their pit stops.

A second Safety Car kept Hamilton in contention for a podium and he took advantage of a mistake from Russell to move into the top three in the closing stages, only for his team-mate to retake the position.

“I think this weekend the car was capable of winning,” he added. “So that’s why it’s not such a great feeling. But we’ll take the points and keep moving, keep trying.”

Despite the team’s disappointment at having failed to maximise their performance, there were positives to be taken from Mercedes delivering by far their most competitive display of the season to date.

Upgrades brought to the W15 over recent races appear to have combined to close the gap to the leading trio of Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari, while it remains to be seen how bigger part conditions played in Mercedes’ Canada success.

“On the positive note, a big, big thank you to everyone back at the factory for progressing this car, because it is becoming a car we can fight with,” Hamilton said.

“That’s a real positive going into this next part of the season. I know we’ll have hopefully some more upgrades coming along the way, so it’s going to be a close battle.

“If I get my head on right, I’ll get better results at some stage.”

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