How far can Scotland progress at the 2026 World Cup?
The Scottish government announced an extra bank holiday to mark the nation's return to the global stage for the first time since 1998, showing just home much reaching a World Cup means to the Scots. The Tartan Army will travel to North American in huge numbers and their team should no be taken lightly, having topped a qualification group containing Denmark and Greece. Steve Clarke has a strong core of players at top European clubs and the collectiveness he has forged remains Scotland's greatest assest.
Our prediction: Stage of elimination - Round of 32 - 5/1
*all odds correct at time of publishing
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Scotland World Cup odds
Outright Winner - 250/1
To Reach Final - 100/1
To Reach Semi-Final - 28/1
To Reach Quarter-Final - 9/1
To Reach Last 16 - 5/2
Group C Winner - 12/1
Group C Qualify - 3/10
Scotland's group stage fixtures:
14 JUN - 02:00 - Haiti vs Scotland
19 JUN - 23:00 - Scotland vs Morocco
24 JUN - 23:00 - Scotland vs Brazil
Scotland bet builder scouting report
Fouls Committed
Ryan Christie picked up yellow cards in two of Scotland’s five World Cup qualifiers and he missed Bournemouth's last two league games of the season due to suspension. Christie isn’t afraid to get stuck in and Scotland will spend plenty of time out of possession this summer
Assists
Andrew Robertson waved goodbye to Liverpool last month after nine years at Anfield but he remains a key cog in Scotland's machine. The marauding left-back will look to get forward whenever possible and laid on two goals in qualifying to take his assists tally for Scotland to 12
Shots
John McGinn inspired Aston Villa to Europa League glory this season and the passionate midfielder looks primed for a strong World Cup. The 31-year-old scored five goals and took 28 shots for Villa in the league this term and also scored five times in Europe
Shots On Target
Scott McTominay has become Scotland's talisman and regularly weighs in with big goals at vital moments. McTominay has scored 14 international goals in 69 caps and netted ten times in 33 appearances for Napoli in Serie A this season
Player Carded
Lewis Ferguson picked up three yellow cards during qualifying as he committed 15 fouls, more than any other Scot. The midfielder relishes a physical battle and picked up five bookings and a red card in 27 league appearances for Italian club Bologna this season
Predicted Scotland Line-up vs Haiti
Formation 4-4-2
No. | Player Name | Position |
|---|---|---|
1 | A. Gunn | Goalkeeper |
2 | A. Hickey | Defender |
5 | G. Hanley | Defender |
15 | J. Souttar | Defender |
3 | A. Robertson | Defender |
17 | B. Gannon-Doak | Midfielder |
4 | S. McTominay | Midfielder |
19 | L. Ferguson | Midfielder |
7 | J. McGinn | Midfielder |
10 | C. Adams | Forward |
20 | L. Shankland | Forward |
Full Scotland team
Squad Lineup
Position | Player Name |
Goalkeeper | A. Gunn |
Goalkeeper | L. Kelly |
Goalkeeper | C. Gordon |
Defender | S. McKenna |
Defender | G. Hanley |
Defender | J. Souttar |
Defender | D. Hyam |
Defender | K. Tierney |
Defender | J. Hendry |
Defender | A. Hickey |
Defender | N. Patterson |
Defender | A. Ralston |
Defender | A. Robertson |
Midfielder | K. McLean |
Midfielder | S. McTominay |
Midfielder | L. Ferguson |
Midfielder | J. McGinn |
Midfielder | R. Christie |
Midfielder | T. Fletcher |
Forward | G. Hirst |
Forward | L. Shankland |
Forward | C. Adams |
Forward | B. Gannon-Doak |
Forward | L. Dykes |
Forward | R. Stewart |
Forward | F. Curtis |
Scotland Team Rating
Attribute | Rating |
|---|---|
Overall | 66 |
Attack | 64 |
Midfield | 74 |
Defence | 64 |
Goalkeeper | 65 |
Squad Depth | 65 |
Manager | 69 |
Form | 55 |
WC Record | 71 |
Star Player | 77 |
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