It is the game the country have been waiting 23 years for with the anticipation growing every day since David Marshall saved Aleksandar Mitrović’s penalty in a famous night in Belgrade.
Through the World Cup qualifiers and pre-tournament warm-up games there has been plenty of deliberation as to who will play where and what the exact formation it will be, either 3-4-1-2 or 3-4-2-1. Clarke has opted for the latter. But there are key omissions.
Scroll down and click through to see the players Clarke has picked.
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9. AM: John McGinn
The second name on the team sheet. If a player one epitomises the identity Scotland should have it is the former St Mirren ace. Photo: Christian Kaspar-Bartke
10. AM: Ryan Christie
The Celtic star has had an up and down season but can not only produce moments of magic, as he did in Serbia, but he is also excellent off the ball and will be great at getting in opponents faces. Photo: Fran Santiago
11. ST: Lyndon Dykes
For the opening game, why don’t we field two strikers and get in the face of the Czechs. Dykes does that brilliantly. Photo: Christian Kaspar-Bartke