Germany set a number of memorable milestones after a resounding 5-1 win over Scotland in the opening match of the EURO 2024 Finals.

The German team easily had a "destructive" 5-1 victory over the Scottish team on the day the EURO 2024 Finals officially kicked off.

Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala, Kai Havertz, Niclas Füllkrug and Emre Can all scored to give Die Mannschaft the perfect start to their home campaign.

This victory not only helped the German team gain 3 points, leading Group A to have a wide open door to continue, but also set a series of records at the most attractive European team-level playground.

Specifically, Germany's 5-1 result against Scotland was the biggest win and the biggest margin of victory in the opening matches of the EURO.

Previously, Italy held the record for the biggest winning margin when they beat Türkiye 3-0 on the opening day of EURO 2020.

The Germany-Scotland match was also the second highest-scoring opening match in history, behind Yugoslavia's 5-4 defeat of France (EURO 1960).

According to Squawka, the 5-1 victory over Scotland is also the biggest win ever for the German team at the EURO Finals.

Germany are also the team with the most wins in EURO history - with 28 matches.

In addition to the above records, the German team also set a number of other notable milestones in the opening match of this year's tournament.

German Team “Captain” Julian Nagelsmann made history as the youngest coach in EURO history – 36 years and 327 days.

The previous record belonged to Srecko Katanec, who was 36 years and 333 days old when he led Slovenia to EURO 2000.

Along with Nagelsmann, two players Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala also made history after scoring for Germany against Scotland in the opening match of EURO 2024.

Wirtz opened the scoring for Germany in the 10th minute, while Musiala doubled the lead for Die Mannschaft nine minutes later.

According to Squawka, before EURO 2024 took place, no player 21 years old or younger had scored for Germany at a EURO finals.

With his first goal at EURO 2024, Wirtz became the youngest player to score for Germany at EURO at the age of 21 years and 42 days.

Meanwhile, Musiala became the second youngest player to score for Germany at EURO at the age of 21 years and 108 days. Musiala was also voted the best player in the opening match of EURO 2024.

Germany also became the first team in history to have two players 21 years or younger score in the same match at the EURO.

In addition, Wirtz is also the third German player to score the opening goal in a EURO Finals after Gerd Muller in 1972 and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in 1980.

In the opening match of EURO 2024, midfielder Toni Kroos also made his mark with an excellent performance to contribute to the victory of the German team.

According to Opta, Kroos completed 99% of his passes (101/102) during the 79 minutes of play in the 5-1 win over Scotland. This is considered the highest success rate for any player making more than 100 passes in a EURO match since 1980.

Notably, in the first half, Toni Kroos' passing rate was also at 100% perfect with 55 passes.

In contrast to Germany, the Scottish team had a day to forget when they suffered a crushing defeat and were at risk of having to stop at the group stage in their fourth time participating in the EURO.

The 5-1 defeat to Germany was Scotland's heaviest defeat since a similar defeat in a friendly against the United States in May 2012.

In terms of official tournaments, this is the heaviest defeat they have suffered since the 0-6 defeat against the Netherlands in the EURO Qualifiers in November 2023.

With a 1-5 defeat in the opening match, the Scottish team has no choice but to win at least one of the remaining two matches, mo71ico1 hopes to pass the group stage.

At EURO 2024, in addition to the top two teams of the six groups, the four third-placed teams with the best results will also qualify for the knockout round./.

The German team has a huge advantage to soon qualify for the knockout round of EURO 2024 after a resounding 5-1 victory over Scotland in the opening match.