Scotland will play Curaçao in a friendly at Hampden Park in Glasgow on May 30, kicking off at 1pm UK time. Scotland qualified for the 2026 World Cup finals and are preparing for the tournament. Steve Clarke signed a new contract extending his role through the 2030 World Cup finals. Clarke emphasized stability, planning for the future, and evolving to improve while building a talent pipeline through national youth teams. For the match, Gunn is expected to be in goal, with Patterson, Hendry, McKenna, and Tierney in defense. Gilmour, McLean, and Christie are listed as midfielders, with Gannon-Doak, Shankland, and McGinn in attack. Lawrence Shankland is predicted to score a hat-trick.
"Scotland did extremely well to qualify for the 2026 World Cup finals and are looking forward to the competition. Steve Clarke's side are in Group C with Brazil, Morocco and Haiti. Clarke signed a new contract with Scotland that will take him through to the 2030 World Cup finals. The Scotsman said: "I am truly honoured to lead my squad into our first men's World Cup in 28 years and I'm proud to continue as Head Coach.""
""It's very important to look ahead and plan for the future and, while my squad will be doing everything in their power to compete and make the country proud in the America this summer, it also gives us certainty ahead of the tournament knowing that we can look to build on those foundations for the long-term and it is a privilege to continue in this role.""
""Stability is the key to success in football and this has certainly been the case during my last seven years as Head Coach. It's important we evolve and make improvements and I look forward to working with the new Chief Football Officer, Craig Mulholland, to increase the pipeline of talent to the senior squad through the national youth teams.""
"Gunn will be in goal for Scotland. Patterson, Hendry, McKenna and Tierney will be the defenders. Gilmour, McLean and Christie will be the three midfielders. Gannon-Doak, Shankland and McGinn will be de"
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