Scotland lost 1-0 to Japan on Saturday
Ivory Coast beat South Korea 4-0 on the same day
Recommended bet: Ivory Coast to win
Preparations for the 2026 World Cup continue on Tuesday evening when Scotland take on Ivory Coast at Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium, the venue hosting an international fixture for the first time.
The Scots will be appearing in the major tournament this summer for the first time since 1998 and this contest will be the final time Steve Clarke can watch his squad in action before confirming his 26-player roster.
For Ivory Coast, they will be featuring in a World Cup for the first time since 2014 and they will be hoping to achieve something they have never done before in this competition, which is get out of the group stage.
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Team news
Clarke is expecting to rotate his side heavily after the 1-0 defeat to Japan at Hampden Park on Saturday, with the likes of Ryan Christie, Billy Gilmour, Che Adams and John Souttar in line for starts.
Several alterations are also anticipated from Ivory Coast boss Emerse Fae from the 4-0 win over South Korea, with Wilfried Singo, Amad Diallo, Nicolas Pepe and Bazoumana Toure pushing for starts.
Nice forward Elye Wahi will be hoping to make his international bow for the Elephants having been an unused substitute at the weekend.
The stats
Scotland's three-game winning streak at home was ended by Japan on Saturday and the Scots have gone five matches without a clean sheet.
Ivory Coast were unbeaten in qualifying for the World Cup, winning eight times and drawing twice, with the Elephants not conceding a single goal during those 10 fixtures.
Fae's side defeated South Korea 4-0 at Stadium MK on Saturday in their first outing since losing to Egypt in the AFCON quarter-finals.
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Prediction
The amount of expected changes to both sides could make for a disjointed game at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, but there is more strength in depth in Ivory Coast's squad and they can dish out a second defeat in a row for Scotland.
Clarke's troops were poor in the 1-0 defeat to Japan, a performance that promoted boos from sections of the Hampden Park crowd, and tweaks to the starting XI are unlikely to bring about the required response.
Ivory Coast head into this clash on the back of a commanding 4-0 win over South Korea and Fae has plenty of options at his disposal to freshen up his team.
Manchester United ace Amad is one of those expected to come in, as is Villarreal forward Pepe, and the Elephants, who have won three of their last four assignments, can register another victory.
