Scotland will not face any sanctions from UEFA after Northern Ireland's national anthem was booed and jeered by the Tartan Army before last night's goalless friendly at Hampden.
The home fans ignored earlier pleas from the Scottish Football Association to treat 'God Save the Queen' with respect.
UEFA spokesman William Gaillard said that while the game was outside their jurisdiction, there was nothing in their rules which could be used to punish disrespect of that nature.
He said: "Friendly matches are in the domain of FIFA, it is not UEFA's responsibility.
"Unfortunately this is not a new thing but there are no sanctions we can impose.
"We ran a successful campaign during the European Championships to get fans to respect their opponents' national anthems.
"It's about education and we can only hope that respect is shown."
After the game, attended by 7000 Northern Ireland fans in a crowd of over 28,000, the SFA issued a statement claiming it was "disappointed" in the actions of a section of the Scotland support.
The statement read: "The SFA is obviously disappointed that a minority of of our fans chose not to respect the visitors' national anthem.
"The Tartan Army have a richly-deserved reputation as fantastic ambassadors for their country.
"We do not condone this kind of behaviour."
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