Scotland head coach Steve Clarke has named his 26-man squad for the World Cup.
At 43 years old, Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon has been handed a spot in the squad, alongside Angus Gunn of Nottingham Forest and Liam Kelly of Rangers.
In defence, Clarke has remained loyal to the eight players who featured in every squad that secured a return to the World Cup for the first time since 1998.
Captain Andy Robertson, centre-backs Jack Hendry and Scott McKenna, Celtic duo Kieran Tierney and Anthony Ralston, Rangers’ John Souttar, Brentford’s Aaron Hickey and Grant Hanley in – despite the latter coming off injured in Hibernian’s last game of the season.
Everton’s Nathan Patterson and Wrexham’s Dom Hyam are also in the group heading to the USA.
Clarke’s consistency is shown in midfield too, with all seven who were in every squad for the qualifiers picked. That list includes Scott McTominay – who scored that overhead kick against Denmark, his Napoli team-mate Billy Gilmour, Bournemouth duo Ryan Christie and Ben Gannon-Doak, Lewis Ferguson of Bologna, Aston Villa’s John McGinn and Kenny McLean – yes, the one who scored from the halfway line.
There’s also a spot for 19-year-old Findlay Curtis, who only earned his first cap against Japan in March. The winger, has impressed Clarke after a successful loan at Kilmarnock from Rangers during the second-half of the season.
Findlay Curtis impressed at Kilmarnock as he spent the second-half of the season on loan from Rangers
Che Adams and Lyndon Dykes retain their spots in the squad, alongside George Hirst and Hearts captain Lawrence Shankland. There’s also a spot for Southampton’s Ross Stewart, who last played for Scotland in 2022.
Scotland’s World Cup squad in full:
Goalkeepers: Craig Gordon (Hearts), Angus Gunn (Nottingham Forest), Liam Kelly (Rangers)
Defenders: Grant Hanley (Hibernian), Jack Hendry (Al Etiffaq), Aaron Hickey (Brentford), Dom Hyam (Wrexham), Scott McKenna (Dinamo Zagreb), Nathan Patterson (Everton), Anthony Ralston (Celtic), Andy Robertson (Liverpool), John Souttar (Rangers), Kieran Tierney (Celtic)
Midfielders: Ryan Christie (Bournemouth), Finlay Curtis (Kilmarnock), Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), Ben Gannon-Doak (Bournemouth), Billy Gilmour (Napoli), John McGinn (Aston Villa), Kenny McLean (Norwich), Scott McTominay (Napoli)
Forwards: Che Adams (Torino), Lyndon Dykes (Charlton Athletic), George Hirst (Ipswich), Lawrence Shankland (Hearts), Ross Stewart (Southampton)
Where do Scotland play and when?
Scotland were last at a World Cup in 1998
If you’re not planning to go out to North America, prepare for some late nights! Or should that be early mornings?!
Scotland’s World Cup opener will be against Haiti in Boston on June 13 at 9pm local time – but that’s 2am on June 14 UK time!
Scotland stay on in Boston to face Morocco on June 19 at 6pm local time – 11pm UK time. Then it’s down to Miami to take on Brazil five days later, and that’s another 11pm UK time kick-off.
For those of you heading out there – if you think Euro 2024 was a trip of a lifetime, well, this is going to be the trip of a lifetime.
The 2026 tournament will take place across 16 cities in three North American countries: the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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