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BBC Sport·about 2 months ago

Rangers' Berry and McAulay earn late Scotland call

Image caption, Mia McAulay and Laura Berry were in Rangers' beaten Women's Scottish Cup final team

Image source, SNS Image caption, Mia McAulay and Laura Berry were in Rangers' beaten Women's Scottish Cup final team

Uncapped 18-year-old Laura Berry and fellow Rangers teenager Mia McAulay have been called up as replacements to the Scotland squad to face Israel in Women's World Cup qualifying.

It follows the withdrawal of Como centre-half Sophie Howard and Newcastle United forward Freya Gregory.

The call-ups will come as some compensation for midfielder McAulay and winger Berry after Sunday's Women's Scottish Cup final defeat by Celtic.

Berry turns 19 on 11 June, by which time she could have made her full international debut.

Already 19, McAulay will hope to add to her four caps as Melissa Andreatta's side face the Israelis in concluding Group B4 games moved to the Bozsik Arena, Budapest, on Friday and Tuesday, 9 June.

Scotland lead the section on goal difference from Belgium, with both sides unbeaten so far.

However, the Belgians' double header is against bottom side Luxembourg, who have conceded 21 goals so far in their four games, and they will be confident of overhauling the Scots' four-goal advantage.

Israel are two points adrift of both and will need to produce two shock wins over the Scots to stand even an outside chance of topping the group.

The group winners will be promoted to League A for the next Nations League, while the top three both progress to the play-offs for a place at the 2027 World Cup finals in Brazil.

Goalkeepers: Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit), Eartha Cumings (Manchester City), Lee Gibson (Glasgow City).

Defenders: Amy Muir (Glasgow City), Nicola Docherty (Rangers), Georgia Brown (Jacksonville), Jenna Clark (Liverpool), Leah Eddie (Rangers), Kenzie Weir (Everton, on loan at Ipswich Town); Emma Lawton (Celtic), Rachel McLauchlan (Brighton and Hove Albion), Miri Taylor (Aston Villa).

Midfielders: Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea), Caroline Weir (Real Madrid), Christy Grimshaw (AC Milan), Kirsty Maclean (Liverpool), Chelsea Cornet (Birmingham City), Mia McAulay (Rangers).

Forwards: Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa), Kirsty Howat (Crystal Palace), Eilidh Adams (Hibernian), Kathleen McGovern (Hibernian), Claire Emslie (Angel City), Lauren Davidson (Brann), Laura Berry (Rangers).

Sources: BBC Sport

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