When Jim Leighton, Tom Boyd, Colin Hendry and company lined up against Brazil to open the France ‘98 World Cup, the game was watched almost exclusively on CRT television sets.
There were no streaming services, Sky Sports apps, or anything like that. The internet was in its infancy and if you wanted to rewatch the match, you’d need to set your VHS recorder.
Fans wouldn’t even have Googled for the results – the world’s number one search engine hadn’t been founded yet – and many still relied on Teletext and Ceefax.
On the day after the night before when Steve Clarke’s troops made history by becoming the first Scottish side to qualify for a major tournament in 22 long years, we take a look at 22 things that didn’t exist back in 1998.
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9. Falkirk Wheel
A true icon of Scotland, more than 5.5million visitors have taken a trip to visit the Falkirk Wheel since it opened in 2002. Photo: Contributed
10. The Scottish Parliament
On September 11, 1997, Scotland voted overwhelmingly in favour of devolution and for the creation of a Scottish Parliament. That dream became a reality in 2004 when the new parliament at Holyrood was completed. The unique-looking building has divided opinion ever since. Photo: Contributed
11. Kindle
Back in 1998, a tablet was something you swallowed to get rid of a hangover and a kindle was a little-used verb. Instead, we had these things called books with real pages made from paper that you had to turn with your hands - ridiculous. Photo: Contributed
12. YouTube
There were relatively few funny cat videos to be had in 1998, largely due to YouTube not having been invented yet. On the plus side, the word vlogging hadn't been coined either, nor was it a viable profession. Photo: Contributed