Scotland have reached the World Cup for the first time since 1998, ending the hurt of six unsuccessful qualifying campaigns.
They are no strangers to reaching major tournaments under head coach Steve Clarke, having previously reached the finals of Euro 2020 and 2024 during his tenure.
Scotland will now be hoping to reach the knockout stages of the World Cup for the very first time.
Meet the Scotland players Clarke has selected in his 26-man squad for this summer's tournament. All stats accurate as of 19 May.
Steve Clarke Head Coach Qualification for the 2026 World Cup means Steve Clarke has guided Scotland to three major tournaments out of a possible four since becoming head coach. He became the first man to lead Scotland into back-to-back European Championships in 2024, although they are yet to win a group game under Clarke. He is the first man to lead Scotland to a World Cup since Craig Brown in 1998. Clarke was appointed in May 2019, a day after guiding Kilmarnock to a third-place finish in the Scottish Premiership. He replaced Alex McLeish with Scotland fifth in their Euro 2020 qualifying group after two games. On taking the appointment, the former West Brom and Reading manager said he wanted to emulate the success of Scotland’s women’s team, who had qualified for the 2019 Women’s World Cup. That goal was duly realised with the play-off penalty shoot-out win against Serbia to qualify for a first European Championship since 1996. He took over at Kilmarnock in 2017, steering them from second bottom to fifth place with a record points tally. Third place in 2019 delivered European football for the first time since 2001, while Clarke won the PFA and SFWA manager-of-the-year awards. Goalkeepers JUMP TO Defenders JUMP TO Midfielders JUMP TO Forwards JUMP TO Goalkeepers Angus Gunn Club: Nottingham Forest Caps: 21 Born: 22.01.96 (age 30)
Craig Gordon Club: Hearts Caps: 83 Born: 31.12.82 (age 43)
Liam Kelly Club: Rangers Caps: 2 Born: 23.01.96 (age 30)
Defenders Andy Robertson (C) Club: Liverpool Caps: 92 Born: 11.03.94 (age 32)
Kieran Tierney Club: Celtic Caps: 55 Born: 05.06.97 (age 28)
Nathan Patterson Club: Everton Caps: 25 Born: 16.10.01
Aaron Hickey Club: Brentford Caps: 19 Born: 10.06.02 (age 23)
Grant Hanley Club: Hibernian Caps: 66 Born: 20.11.91 (age 34)
Jack Hendry Club: Al-Ettifaq Caps: 37 Born: 07.05.95 (age 31)
John Souttar Club: Rangers Caps: 22 Born: 25.09.96 (age 29)
His mum is from Australia and brother Kyle could play for the Socceroos this summer.
Scott McKenna Club: Dinamo Zagreb Caps: 49 Born: 12.11.96 (age 29)
Dominic Hyam Club: Wrexham Caps: 2 Born: 20.12.95 (age 30)
Anthony Ralston Club: Celtic Caps: 25 Born: 16.11.98 (age 27)
Midfielders Scott McTominay Club: Napoli Caps: 69 Born: 08.12.96 (age 29)
John McGinn Club: Aston Villa Caps: 85 Born: 18.10.94 (age 31)
Ryan Christie Club: Bournemouth Caps: 66 Born: 22.02.95 (age 31)
Billy Gilmour Club: Napoli Caps: 45 Born: 11.06.01 (age 24)
Lewis Ferguson Club: Bologna Caps: 23 Born: 24.08.99 (age 26)
Kenny McLean Club: Norwich City Caps: 56 Born: 08.01.94 (age 34)
Ben Gannon-Doak Club: Bournemouth Caps: 12 Born: 11.11.05 (age 20)
Findlay Curtis Club: Rangers Caps: 1 Born: 09.06.06 (age 19)
Forwards Lyndon Dykes Club: Charlton Athletic Caps: 50 Born: 07.10.95 (age 30)
Che Adams Club: Torino Caps: 46 Born: 13.07.96 (age 29)
Lawrence Shankland Club: Hearts Caps: 18 Born: 10.08.95 (age 30)
George Hirst Club: Ipswich Town Caps: 8 Born: 15.02.99 (age 27)
Ross Stewart Club: Southampton Caps: 2 Born: 11.07.96 (age 29)
Written by Matthew Hobbs Graphics by Andy Dicks Images by Getty Images
Sources: BBC Sport
