"It has been 69 days since Kenny McLean shot from the halfway line. That means it is 138 days until Scotland kick a ball at a men's World Cup for the first time in 28 years. Plans are currently being put in place as head coach Steve Clarke prepares to lead the nation back to football's grandest stage. But with almost four months to go until the Scots' group opener against Haiti in Boston on 14 June, what do those preparations look like?"
"That 4-2 win over Denmark in November means Scotland have the luxury of not needing to worry about the World Cup play-offs in March. Bliss. Instead, Japan will visit on Hampden on Saturday, 28 March, before the Scots travel south to Everton's shiny new Hill Dickinson Stadium to face the Ivory Coast. That is the last the Tartan Army will see from their side until they return to action against Curacao on 30 May, a match dubbed "the final send-off" by the Scottish FA."
Scotland have nearly four months to prepare for the men's World Cup, with a warm-up schedule that includes Japan at Hampden on 28 March, Ivory Coast at Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium, and a final send-off against Curacao on 30 May. An additional overseas friendly is close to being finalised. The 4-2 win over Denmark in November removed the need for March play-offs. Head coach Steve Clarke has scouted potential US base camps and emphasizes the value of facing African and Concacaf opponents, with Morocco and Haiti in Scotland's group. Clarke is monitoring player fitness amid recent key injuries.
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