3 h. ago Scotland dream and nightmare World Cup draws as playoffs and special conditions affect both

Steve Clarke's squad will be in Pot 3 for the draw in Washington DC on Friday 5 December

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3 d. ago The 4 World Cup dream groups Scotland could land as best case scenario revealed by Jury

We're on our way to USA and the Jury has some thoughts on who we'd like to play when we get there

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4 d. ago Kenny McLean jokes 'we can dream' as Scotland meme goes viral after World Cup heroics

McLean’s famous bottle of MD 2020 has been swapped by the celebrating Tartan Army

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5 d. ago Craig Gordon on who convinced him to push Scotland retirement for World Cup dream

He will be 43 at the end of the season but wants to be in Steve Clarke's squad going to North America

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5 d. ago Football Daily | Fifa bingo! World Cup playoff draw checks all boxes as Irelands and Wales plot paths

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!An audience full of middle-aged and elderly men almost certainly preoccupied with what’s for lunch? Check. Constant reminders that football unites the world? Check. A charming hostess and former Miss Switzerland, Melanie Winiger? Check. Numerous ornate plinths bearing see-through bowls, a trophy or a football. Check. More montages from World Cups passim than were strictly necessary? Check. A dizzying array of acrylic multi-coloured draw balls? Check. “Fifa legends” Christian Karembeu, Marco Materazzi and Martin Dahlin? Checkity-check-check. A shiny floor? Check. Fifa competition manager Manolo Zubiria explaining protocol? Check. Self-important claptrap from an increasingly obsequious and craven “haunted cue-ball” Fifa president? Check.I was 34, I’d spent nine years at Arsenal and there had been a fair amount of discussions with the club. I wanted to go back to France with my family. There were deteriorated relationships with people ...

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5 d. ago World Cup 2026 playoffs draw: Wales v Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czechia v Republic of Ireland, Italy v Northern Ireland – live

Live updates as the draw is made in SwitzerlandWho has qualified | European tables | Mail BillyTell us: have you bought tickets for the World Cup?Here is some reading on how Republic of Ireland, Wales and Northern Ireland made it into the playoffs. Plus a bonus Scotland match report after they sealed the place at the World Cup in dramatic style.“As an ROI supporter, I hope we get a home match against a theoretically weaker side,” writes Martin. “I dream of beating Spain in the final. I fear it’s all going to end in tears, starting about an hour from now.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Three Scotland dream goals rated and debated as McTominay, Tierney and McLean fight to win

Technique, consequences and pure scenes all play a part as the way Denmark were dumped will likely never be topped

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6 d. ago Scotland's World Cup draw: the dream opponents, group of death and last

We take a look at what may lie in store for Scotland next summer

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6 d. ago 25 brilliant retro photos of Scotland fans and the Tartan Army at the 1998 World Cup in France

Scotland fans will finally be able to dream of attending the World Cup again after their dramatic win over Denmark - so here are some brilliant retro photos to celebrate their last visit to the tournament.

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7 d. ago Steve Clarke's men can make us dream again...Come on Scotland

We hope Steve Clarke and his boys will be inspired by today’s Daily Record.

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8 d. ago The Scotland dream Andy Robertson dares not entertain just yet as big game Liverpool rules apply

Robertson has won the Premier League and Champions League but this one is different for the boy who grew up at Hampden

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8 d. ago Sight of children wearing ear defenders in school is ‘insane’, Richard Tice says

He said there is a crisis in the special educational needs and disabilities (Send) system, saying neurodiverse conditions are overdiagnosed.

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8 d. ago World Cup 2026: When is the World Cup playoff draw? Confirmed fixtures, dates and who Scotland could play

Scotland will enter the World Cup playoffs if they fail to beat Denmark on Tuesday.

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8 d. ago Manchester United pair left in limbo amid transfer stance and nightmare World Cup scenario

Two Manchester United are out of favour for club and country and only an unlikely January exit will salvage their World Cup ambitions

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9 d. ago World media reacts as 'suicidal' Denmark booed into oblivion after Scotland's dream rescued by unlikely hero

The media across the world have some thoughts after a chaotic night ended with Scotland celebrating despite defeat in Athens

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9 d. ago Scotland survive trauma and move closer to making World Cup dream a reality – Keith Jackson in Athens

So it will all come down to Tuesday night at Hampden and the ultimate shot at glory against Denmark

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1 week ago Scotland lose in Greece but Denmark stumble takes World Cup qualification to decider

The most extraordinary upshot of an extraordinary evening was that Scotland’s dream of qualifying automatically for the World Cup remains alive. Steve Clarke has Belarus to thank for that, their surprise claiming of a draw in Denmark leaving Scotland in precisely the position they had sought before this clash with Greece. If Scotland beat Denmark in Glasgow on Tuesday, they will top this section.The dust might just have settled on this fixture by then. Scotland trailed by three at one point before hauling themselves back into proceedings against a Greek team who finished with 10 men. Greece’s win by the odd goal in five was a merited one but, after a silent wait for full time in Denmark to arrive, the Tartan Army celebrated. Clarke and his Scotland players did not seem to know how to act, which was totally understandable. For all the shortcomings laid bare here, the spirit summoned was quite striking. Clarke’s task in the coming days is to combine that with far more assuredness, esp...

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1 week ago 'He'd be quality': Darcy Graham reveals his Scotland Sevens dream team

Winger credits abbreviated game for huge role in his development

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2 w. ago New World Rugby rankings as Wales' World Cup fate decided in one game amid divide

A global divide has emerged in the rankings table and Wales have one game to avoid a World Cup nightmare

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3 w. ago World Cup 2027 qualifying draw live: England could face nightmare group with opponents to be revealed

Sarina Wiegman’s European champions could face a tricky test on the road to Brazil in 2027, while Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland are also hoping to qualify

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