Current FIFA Ranking: 36
Highest FIFA Ranking: 13 (Oct 2007)
Lowest FIFA Ranking: 88 (March 2005)
Honours: None
Head coach: Steve Clarke (May 2019)
Top scorer in qualifying: Che Adams, Ryan Christie, Scott McTominay (all 2)
Star players: Scott McTominay (Napoli), John McGinn (Aston Villa), Andy Robertson (Liverpool)
Kenny McLean’s goal from the halfway line against Denmark sealed an incredible night at Hampden Park on the final matchweek of UEFA qualifying and a first World Cup since 1998 for Scotland – The Americas must brace itself for a Tartan Army invasion.
So many disappointing campaigns and near misses in the six attempts since their last appearance in France but Scotland still have history to create… they have never progressed from the group stage at a World Cup.
Previous World Cup appearances (8):
1998: Group stage (Brazil, Norway, Scotland)
1990: Group stage
1986: Group stage
1982: Group stage
1978: Group stage
1974: Group stage
1958: Group stage
1954: Group stage
