With just a few weeks to go until Scotland kick-off their Euro 2024 campaign against Germany, excitement for the tournament is reaching fever pitch.
Thousands of Tartan Army fans will head to Europe in June in the hope that Steve Clarke’s side can make it to the knockout stages of a major tournament for the first time in their history.
Many of the travelling fans have already began picking the 26 players they feel should make the plane too.
Lewis Ferguson has been ruled out with a season-ending knee injury, while Aaron Hickey, Grant Hanley and Nathan Patterson are all doubts for Euro 2024, which leaves a number of fringe players sweating on their inclusion.
However, who would make the squad based if it was based on their average player ratings from this year? According to FotMob player rating’s, these 26 players are who should be included in Clarke’s squad for Euro 2024 - with a number of shock inclusions.
13. CB: Liam Cooper
The Leeds United captain will hope to secure promotion with his club side via the play offs and then bag himself a place in Scotland's Euro 2024 squad. Based on his average rating of 6.95, he would be included as one of the centre-backs. | Andrew Milligan Photo: Andrew Milligan
14. CB: Jack Hendry
A regular under Steve Clarke, the Saudi-based centre-back would take the final spot in defence with an average rating of 6.90 - a score which edges him ahead of Grant Hanley (6.53) and Dominic Hyam (6.65). | Craig Foy - SNS Group Photo: Craig Foy - SNS Group
15. CM: Callum McGregor
Celtic captain McGregor is an automatic pick under Steve Clarke. The highest ranking midfielder as per FotMob, he is the first to be named in this squad with a ranking of 7.68. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
16. CM: John McGinn
Scotland's talisman has enjoyed a great season with Aston Villa and will be pivotal to any success the country has in Germany. Makes the squad comfortably with a FotMob rating of 7.25. He has scored six goals and assisted another four for Aston Villa in the league this term. | Craig Foy - SNS Group Photo: Craig Foy - SNS Group