Ross Stewart is named in Scotland’s World Cup squad after a four-year absence from international selection. Findlay Curtis, a 19-year-old winger, is also included, while Lennon Miller is left out despite 25 appearances for Udinese this season. Craig Gordon, 43, is one of three goalkeepers selected by head coach Steve Clarke, alongside Angus Gunn and Liam Kelly. The squad includes players across Scotland’s domestic and international clubs, with Grant Hanley, Jack Hendry, Aaron Hickey, Andy Robertson, and Kieran Tierney among the defenders. Scotland’s Group C fixtures are against Haiti, Morocco, and Brazil, with warm-up matches versus Curacao and Bolivia.
"Ross Stewart ends four years in the international wilderness with a place in Scotland's World Cup squad, while teenager Findlay Curtis is also included but there is no place for Lennon Miller. And Hearts' Craig Gordon, 43, is one of the three goalkeepers included by head coach Steve Clarke."
"Southampton striker Stewart, 29, made both of his senior international appearances in 2022 and has not been in the Scotland squad since that summer. He has scored 11 goals in 33 Southampton games this season, including one in the Championship play-off semi-final win against Middlesbrough."
"Boro's Scottish winger Tommy Conway, 23, also featured in that semi-final but an injury picked up in the second leg rules him out of the World Cup. The Scots face Haiti (14 June), Morocco (19 June) and Brazil (24 June) in Group C. The first two group games will take place in Massachusetts, with the final fixture in Miami."
"Midfielder Miller, who has made 25 appearances for Udinese this season, won all four of his Scotland caps last year and did not feature in the March defeats by Ivory Coast and Japan. Gordon and fellow keepers Angus Gunn and Liam Kelly have made 15 appearances between them this season, with most of Gunn's games for Scotland."
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