GUTTED fans who watched Scotland's crushing defeat from a makeshift fan zone in the centre of Stuttgart said they were just happy to be there.
Tens of thousands of ticketless fans watched on a huge screen at the city's Stadtgarten as our Euro campaign came to a devastating end against Hungary last night.
The local authority managed to set up the spectacular area for the Tartan Army in just a number of days after confirming the Germany match against Switzerland would be shown at the city's largest 30,000 capacity fan zone at the nearby Schlossplatz.
There were fears many would miss out on watching the game due to the decision - but despite a huge number of Scots without tickets descending on the city, there was space for everyone.
The result means Scotland are now headed home and speaking after the game Steven Presslie, 43, a police officer from Monkton, said: "It's gutting. Really disappointing. It feels like a missed opportunity but it's still been an awesome experience.
"This fan zone experience was great, just look at how many people are here. It was unreal to see how many Scots were in Germany. Even though we lost, it was still an amazing atmosphere."
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