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Latest news on the Scotland national football team, covering the World Cup, Tartan Army, fixtures, results, squad news, qualifiers and the new head coach search.

Scotland are one of international football's oldest sides, having contested the first ever international match against England in 1872. Managed from Hampden Park under the Scottish FA, the team qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, ending a 28-year wait for a first appearance since 1998.

The World Cup campaign ended at the group stage. Scotland opened with a 1-0 win over Haiti, courtesy of a John McGinn goal, before narrow defeats to Morocco and Brazil in Group C. It continued a long pattern, as Scotland have yet to progress beyond the group stage of a World Cup finals.

That exit brought a major change. Steve Clarke, the most capped and most successful head coach in the nation's history, stepped down after seven years in charge. He had led Scotland to three successive major tournaments in Euro 2020, Euro 2024 and the 2026 World Cup. The Scottish FA has since begun the search for his successor.

Key players remain central to the story. Captain Andy Robertson, midfielder John McGinn and Napoli's Scott McTominay give the side experience and quality, while younger names push for places. Attention now turns to the UEFA Nations League and qualification for Euro 2028, which Scotland will help to co-host alongside the other home nations and the Republic of Ireland.

The team's cultural pull is defined by the Tartan Army, the travelling support whose colour and noise follow Scotland across the globe. Their presence at recent tournaments renewed a deep bond between the national side and its fans. Iconic moments, from Archie Gemmill's celebrated 1978 goal against the Netherlands to the near misses of the 1970s and 1980s, remain woven into the country's footballing identity.

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