The Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) said it had blocked more than 800 tickets for the match at the Amsterdam Arena.

Not all of these had been sold to Scottish fans but it is understood a large number of the Tartan Army were refused entry with the tickets ahead of the 7.45pm kick-off.

In the run up to the clash, fans travelling to the Netherlands were advised to buy tickets through official sales channels.

The blocked tickets have come from a number of different sources including online ticket shops.

In total, 8,000 Scotland fans were seated in the arena tonight, but it is believed that more than 15,000 were in the city for the game.

KNVB director Bert van Oostveen said: "The KNVB wants the matches of the Dutch national team to be accessible and remain accessible to a large audience.

"The contemptible practices of ticket touts, who buy up these tickets in bulk and sell them on for extortionate prices, means that a proportion of our supporters are in danger of not being able to buy tickets.

"It is a drastic measure that we are now taking but we really cannot tolerate the situation any longer."

Scotland supporters had been steadily flocking into Amsterdam since the beginning of the week, with the majority of accommodation in the city booked up.

Today, members of the Tartan Army gathered in Dam Square, adorning the central monument with saltires.

The whole of the city centre was transformed into a sea of blue and white, with many fans sporting traditional Highland dress and Scotland football shirts.

Bars in the city extended their opening hours to cope with demand and a large screen was erected at Amsterdam's passenger terminal so fans who did not have access to the match were able to watch it in the open air.