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Scotland
Scotlandfa
Association Scottish Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Flag of Scotland Steve Clarke
Asst coach Mark McGhee
Captain Andrew Robertson
Most caps Kenny Dalglish (102)
Top scorer Kenny Dalglish
Denis Law (30)
Home Stadium Hampden Park
FIFA code SCO
FIFA ranking 44
Highest FIFA ranking 13
Lowest FIFA ranking 88
Elo ranking 36
Highest Elo ranking 1
Lowest Elo ranking 64
First international Flag of Scotland Scotland 0-0 England Flag of England
Biggest win Flag of Scotland Scotland 11-0 Ireland Flag of Republic of Ireland
Biggest defeat Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 7-0 Scotland Flag of Scotland
World Cup appearances 8 (First in 1954)
Best result 9th, 1974
European Championship appearances 3 (First in 1992)
Best result 5th, 1992
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The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in men's international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. It competes in the three major professional tournaments, the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Nations League and the UEFA European Championship. Scotland, as a country of the United Kingdom, is not a member of the International Olympic Committee and therefore the national team does not compete in the Olympic Games. The majority of Scotland's home matches are played at the national stadium, Hampden Park.

Scotland is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872. Scotland has a long-standing rivalry with England, whom they played annually from 1872 until 1989. The teams have met only seven times since then, most recently in June 2017, with an upcoming group match during Euro 2020.

Scotland have qualified for the FIFA World Cup on eight occasions and the UEFA European Championship three times, but have never progressed beyond the first group stage of a finals tournament. The team have achieved some noteworthy results, such as beating the 1966 FIFA World Cup winners England 3–2 at Wembley Stadium in 1967. Archie Gemmill scored what has been described as one of the greatest World Cup goals ever in a 3–2 win during the 1978 World Cup against the Netherlands, who reached the final of the tournament. In their qualifying group for UEFA Euro 2008, Scotland defeated 2006 World Cup runners-up France 1–0 in both fixtures.

Scotland supporters are collectively known as the Tartan Army. The Scottish Football Association operates a roll of honour for every player who has made more than 50 appearances for Scotland. Kenny Dalglish holds the record for Scotland appearances, having played 102 times between 1971 and 1986. Dalglish scored 30 goals for Scotland and shares the record for most goals scored with Denis Law.

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were named in the final squad for UEFA Euro 2024.

Caps and goals updated as of 19 June 2024, after the match against Switzerland. Clubs correct as of 1 February 2024.

# Pos Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Angus Gunn 22 January 1996 (1996-01-22) (age 28) 12 0 Flag of England Norwich City
12 1GK Liam Kelly 23 January 1996 (1996-01-23) (age 28) 1 0 Flag of Scotland Motherwell
21 1GK Zander Clark 26 June 1992 (1992-06-26) (age 32) 4 0 Flag of Scotland Heart of Midlothian
2 2DF Anthony Ralston 16 November 1998 (1998-11-16) (age 25) 11 1 Flag of Scotland Celtic
3 2DF Andrew Robertson (captain) 11 March 1994 (1994-03-11) (age 30) 73 3 Flag of England Liverpool
5 2DF Grant Hanley 20 November 1991 (1991-11-20) (age 32) 52 2 Flag of England Norwich City
6 2DF Kieran Tierney 5 June 1997 (1997-06-05) (age 27) 47 1 Flag of Spain Real Sociedad
13 2DF Jack Hendry 7 May 1995 (1995-05-07) (age 29) 33 3 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
15 2DF Ryan Porteous 25 March 1999 (1999-03-25) (age 25) 12 1 Flag of England Watford
16 2DF Liam Cooper 30 August 1991 (1991-08-30) (age 33) 19 0 Flag of England Leeds United
22 2DF Ross McCrorie 18 March 1998 (1998-03-18) (age 26) 1 0 Flag of England Bristol City
24 2DF Greg Taylor 5 November 1997 (1997-11-05) (age 26) 14 0 Flag of Scotland Celtic
26 2DF Scott McKenna 12 November 1996 (1996-11-12) (age 27) 37 1 Flag of Denmark Copenhagen
4 3MF Scott McTominay 8 December 1996 (1996-12-08) (age 27) 51 9 Flag of England Manchester United
7 3MF John McGinn 18 October 1994 (1994-10-18) (age 29) 68 18 Flag of England Aston Villa
8 3MF Callum McGregor 14 June 1993 (1993-06-14) (age 31) 62 3 Flag of Scotland Celtic
11 3MF Ryan Christie 22 February 1995 (1995-02-22) (age 29) 51 6 Flag of England Bournemouth
14 3MF Billy Gilmour 11 June 2001 (2001-06-11) (age 23) 29 1 Flag of England Brighton & Hove Albion
17 3MF Stuart Armstrong 30 March 1992 (1992-03-30) (age 32) 50 5 Flag of England Southampton
20 3MF Ryan Jack 27 February 1992 (1992-02-27) (age 32) 20 0 Flag of Scotland Rangers
23 3MF Kenny McLean 8 January 1992 (1992-01-08) (age 32) 41 2 Flag of England Norwich City
9 4FW Lawrence Shankland 10 August 1995 (1995-08-10) (age 29) 13 3 Flag of Scotland Heart of Midlothian
10 4FW Ché Adams 13 July 1996 (1996-07-13) (age 28) 32 6 Flag of England Southampton
18 4FW Lewis Morgan 30 September 1996 (1996-09-30) (age 28) 3 0 Flag of United States New York Red Bulls
19 4FW Tommy Conway 6 August 2002 (2002-08-06) (age 22) 1 0 Flag of England Bristol City
25 4FW James Forrest 7 July 1991 (1991-07-07) (age 33) 39 5 Flag of Scotland Celtic

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have also been selected by Scotland in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Craig Gordon 31 December 1982 (1982-12-31) (age 41) 75 0 Flag of Scotland Heart of Midlothian v. Flag of Finland Finland, 7 June 2024
GK Robby McCrorie 18 March 1998 (1998-03-18) (age 26) 0 0 Flag of Scotland Rangers v. Flag of Norway Norway, 19 November 2023
DF John Souttar 25 September 1996 (1996-09-25) (age 28) 9 1 Flag of Scotland Rangers v. Flag of Finland Finland, 7 June 2024
DF Nathan Patterson 16 October 2001 (2001-10-16) (age 22) 21 1 Flag of England Everton v. Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland, 26 March 2024
DF Josh Doig 18 May 2002 (2002-05-18) (age 22) 0 0 Flag of Italy Sassuolo v. Flag of Norway Norway, 19 November 2023
DF Max Johnston 26 December 2003 (2003-12-26) (age 20) 0 0 Flag of Austria Sturm Graz v. Flag of France France, 17 October 2023
DF Aaron HickeyINJ 10 June 2002 (2002-06-10) (age 22) 14 0 Flag of England Brentford v. Flag of Spain Spain, 12 October 2023
MF Lewis Ferguson 24 August 1999 (1999-08-24) (age 25) 12 0 Flag of Italy Bologna v. Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland, 26 March 2024
MF Elliot AndersonINJ 6 November 2002 (2002-11-06) (age 21) 0 0 Flag of England Newcastle United v. Flag of Cyprus Cyprus, 8 September 2023
FW Ben DoakINJ 11 November 2005 (2005-11-11) (age 18) 0 0 Flag of England Liverpool v. Flag of Finland Finland, 7 June 2024
FW Lyndon DykesINJ 7 October 1995 (1995-10-07) (age 29) 36 9 Flag of England Queens Park Rangers v. Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar, 3 June 2024
FW Jacob Brown 10 April 1998 (1998-04-10) (age 26) 8 0 Flag of England Luton Town v. Flag of Norway Norway, 19 November 2023
FW Kevin Nisbet 8 March 1997 (1997-03-08) (age 27) 11 1 Flag of England Millwall v. Flag of Spain Spain, 12 October 2023

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Scotland – 1954 FIFA World Cup

1. Martin 2. Cunningham 3. Aird 4. Evans 5. Docherty 6. Davidson 7. Cowie 8. Mackenzie 9. Hamilton 10. Brown 11. Mochan 12. Fernie 13. Ormond 14. Anderson 15. Johnstone 16. Henderson 17. Mathers 18. Wilson 19. Binning 20. Combe 21. Copland 22. McMillan Manager:  Flag of Scotland Andy Beattie

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Scotland – 1958 FIFA World Cup

1. Younger 2. Brown 3. Parker 4. Caldow 5. Hewie 6. Haddock 7. McColl 8. Turnbull 9. Evans 10. Docherty 11. Mackay 12. Cowie 13. Baird 14. Leggat 15. Scott 16. Murray 17. Mudie 18. Coyle 19. Collins 20. Robertson 21. Imlach 22. Fernie Manager:  Flag of Scotland Dawson Walker

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Scotland – 1974 FIFA World Cup

1. Harvey 2. Jardine 3. McGrain 4. Bremner 5. Holton 6. Blackley 7. Johnstone 8. Dalglish 9. Jordan 10. Hay 11. Lorimer 12. Allan 13. Stewart 14. Buchan 15. Cormack 16. Donachie 17. Ford 18. Hutchison 19. Law 20. Morgan 21. McQueen 22. Schaedler Manager:  Flag of Scotland Willie Ormond

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Scotland – 1978 FIFA World Cup

1. Rough 2. Jardine 3. Donachie 4. Buchan 5. McQueen 6. Rioch 7. Masson 8. Dalglish 9. Jordan 10. Hartford 11. Johnston 12. Blyth 13. Kennedy 14. Forsyth 15. Gemmill 16. Macari 17. Johnstone 18. Souness 19. Robertson 20. Clark 21. Harper 22. Burns Manager:  Flag of Scotland Ally MacLeod

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Scotland – 1982 FIFA World Cup

1. Rough 2. McGrain 3. Gray 4. Souness 5. Hansen 6. Miller 7. Strachan 8. Dalglish 9. Brazil 10. Wark 11. Robertson 12. Wood 13. McLeish 14. Narey 15. Jordan 16. Hartford 17. Evans 18. Archibald 19. Sturrock 20. Provan 21. Burley 22. Leighton Manager:  Flag of Scotland Stein

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Scotland – 1986 FIFA World Cup

1. Leighton 2. Gough 3. Malpas 4. Souness 5. McLeish 6. Miller 7. Strachan 8. Aitken 9. Bannon 10. Bett 11. McStay 12. Goram 13. Nicol 14. Narey 15. Albiston 16. McAvennie 17. Archibald 18. Sharp 19. Nicholas 20. Sturrock 21. Cooper 22. Rough Manager:  Flag of Scotland Alex Ferguson

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Scotland – 1990 FIFA World Cup

1. Leighton 2. McNamara 3. Boyd 4. Calderwood 5. Hendry 6. T. McKinlay 7. Gallacher 8. Burley 9. Durie 10. Jackson 11. Collins 12. Sullivan 13. Donnelly 14. Lambert 15. Gemmill 16. Weir 17. B. McKinlay 18 . Elliott 19. Whyte 20. Booth 21. Gould 22. Dailly Manager:  Flag of Scotland Brown

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Scotland – UEFA Euro 1992 – Group stage

1. Goram 2. Gough (c) 3. McStay 4. Malpas 5. McCoist 6. McClair 7. Durie 8. McPherson 9. McKimmie 10. McCall 11. McAllister 12. Smith 13. Nevin 14. Gallacher 15. Boyd 16. McInally 17. Whyte 18. Bowman 19. McLaren 20. Ferguson
Manager:  Flag of Scotland Andy Roxburgh

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Scotland – UEFA Euro 1996 – Group stage

1. Leighton 2. McKimmie 3. Boyd 4. Calderwood 5. Hendry 6. Whyte 7. Spencer 8. McCall 9. McCoist 10. McAllister (c) 11. Collins 12. Goram 13. T. McKinlay 14. Durie 15. Jess 16. Burley 17. W. McKinlay 18. Gallacher 19. Jackson 20. Booth 21. Gemmill 22. Walker
Manager:  Flag of Scotland Craig Brown

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Scotland – 1998 FIFA World Cup – Group stage

1. Leighton 2. McNamara 3. Boyd 4. Calderwood 5. Hendry 6. T. McKinlay 7. Gallacher 8. Burley 9. Durie 10. Jackson 11. Collins 12. Sullivan 13. Donnelly 14. Lambert 15. Gemmill 16. Weir 17. B. McKinlay 18. Elliott 19. Whyte 20. Booth 21. Gould 22. Dailly
Manager:  Flag of Scotland Craig Brown

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Scotland – UEFA Euro 2020 – Group stage

1. Gordon 2. Marshall 3. McLaughlin 4. Cooper 5. Gallagher 6. Hanley 7. Hendry 8. McKenna 9. O'Donnell 10. Patterson 11. Robertson (c) 12. Taylor 13. Tierney 14. Armstrong 15. Fleck 16. Gilmour 17. McGinn 18. McGregor 19. McTominay 20. Turnbull 21. Adams 22. Christie 23. Dykes 24. Forrest 25. Fraser 26. Nisbet Manager:  Flag of Scotland Steve Clarke

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Scotland – UEFA Euro 2024 – Group stage

1. Gunn 2. Ralston 3. Robertson (c) 4. McTominay 5. Hanley 6. Tierney 7. McGinn 8. McGregor 9. Shankland 10. Adams 11. Christie 12. Kelly 13. Hendry 14. Gilmour 15. Porteous 16. Cooper 17. Armstrong 18. Morgan 19. Conway 20. Jack 21. Clark 22. McCrorie 23. McLean 24. Taylor 25. Forrest 26. McKenna
Manager:  Flag of Scotland Steve Clarke

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