Scotland’s return to the world stage is now just days away, with Steve Clarke’s men kicking off their campaign against Haiti in Foxborough, Massachusetts, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Almost three decades on from their last appearance at the World Cup, excitement has been whipped up across the country ever since the dramatic 4-2 win over Denmark at Hampden secured the nation’s place at the tournament, and now the big day is almost here.
While it may have been some time since Scotland’s last appearance at the World Cup, it hasn’t been anywhere near as long since they last played at a major tournament, with Clarke leading the team to qualification at both Euro 2020 and Euro 2024. So while Scotland head to the United States with no World Cup experience in their ranks, they do have a total of 62 major tournament appearances amongst them.
But which player has the most major tournament experience in the Scotland squad? Here is Scotland’s full 26-man World Cup squad ranked on major tournament appearances.
13. Lawrence Shankland - 3
The Rangers hitman has three major tournament appearances for the Scotland national team, all of which came as a substitute during the Euro 2024 group stage, playing 22 minutes in total. | Getty Images
14. Kenny McLean - 3
The Norwich City captain has made three appearances at a major tournament for Scotland, featuring off the bench in all three of Scotland's group-stage matches against Germany, Switzerland, and Hungary at Euro 2024. He's yet to start a game, though. | AFP via Getty Images
15. Nathan Patterson - 1
Ruled out of Euro 2024 due to a hamstring injury, Patterson's only major tournament experience came as an 84th minute substitute in Scotland's 3-1 defeat to Croatia in their final Euro 2024 group game. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
16. Craig Gordon - 0
Despite being the most experienced player in Scotland's squad at 43 years old, the Hearts goalkeeper has not played a single minute of major tournament football. Named in the squad for Euro 2020, he occupied the bench with David Marshall preferred as the number one stopper. | Getty Images