Scotland, World Cup and Denmark
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Scotland fans caused something akin to a mini-earthquake during their wild celebrations after two dramatic stoppage-time goals against Denmark saw Steve Clarke’s seal participation at their first World Cup since 1998.
Making sense of one of the craziest nights in Scottish football's history - and what it means for World Cup 2026
Former Scotland assistant John Carver says seeing Scotland qualify for the World Cup was "bittersweet" after missing out during his time with the national side. Carver joined Steve Clarke's set up in 2020 and was part of the team that led Scotland to two Euros before leaving to take over as Lechia Gdansk manager last December.
Scott McTominay scored a superb bicycle kick goal three minutes into Scotland’s match against Denmark in European qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.
Harvey Barnes is open to switching his international allegiance from England to Scotland. The Newcastle United winger was capped for the Three Lions in 2020, however, he remains eligible for Steve Clarke's World Cup qualifiers through his Scottish grandparents.
Scotland will avoid England and other major European nations like Spain, France and Germany in next month's World Cup qualifying draw, with Fifa expected to reward all of Uefa's automatic qualifiers by placing them into one of the 12 groups.
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2026 World Cup: Instant classic goals send wild and weird Scotland through after 28-year wait
Scotland is finally going back to the World Cup following a 28-year wait after a wild win capped a truly weird qualifying campaign.
Bleary-eyed Scotland fans woke up on Wednesday pinching themselves after their World Cup dream finally came true on a night of intense drama in Glasgow following decades of pain.I've spoken before about how much I want to go to a World Cup with my country.