Haiti v Scotland FIFA World Cup 2026 Sunday 14, June (2am kick off - UK time) Boston Stadium, Foxborough
10,217 days later, Scotland are back in the FIFA World Cup.
28 years on from a loss to Morocco in Saint Etienne, Scotland return to football's greatest stage with a tournament opener against Haiti in Foxborough on Saturday evening.
Steve Clarke's side have been stateside for the best part of two weeks now, acclimatising and fine tuning for the test against Haiti, spending a week in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, before defeating Bolivia 4-0 in a friendly match.
Scotland then travelled south to Charlotte, where preparations intensified on the training pitch in even higher temperatures.
Around 20,000 Scotland supporters are set to descend on the United States and thousands will be making their voices heard in the Boston Stadium on Saturday night.
Supporters can follow all the build-up to the match on the Official Scotland App which was launched on Friday ahead of Saturday's match. The app is available for download on the App Store or Google Play.
Pre-match thoughts
Scotland's Kenny McLean: "We’ve had that (Hampden night against Denmark) and that will always be there for us. We’re here now, we need to focus on the here and now.
"We know how special this can be for us, we know we’re in a good place to create more memories and that obviously filters to everybody else in the country our families, everybody.
"We know that it’s all about, we’ve got everything in place to be as good as we can be, create more history and create memories again because that’s what it’s all about.
"We know that the fans are filtering into the country, we know the excitement is there, but it’s all down to us and we know that. Preparations have been amazing, couldn’t have been any better and we need to maximise the opportunity we’ve got.
"Since we’ve met up, it’s been a really good build-up, obviously a good couple of games and players getting plenty minutes."
Team News
Scott McKenna was the only absentee from Scotland training as the squad were put their their paces in Foxborough on MD-1. Scott McTominay missed training on Thursday but was back amongst the group on Friday.
How to Watch
Scotland’s match against Haiti will be live on BBC One Scotland, with coverage from 1:10am in the UK. There are also a number of fan zones set up back in Scotland, including Our Moment Live at the OVO Hydro, where the match will be screened, along with performances from Dougie MacLean and Donnie Munro. Tickets for that event can be purchased here.
Scotland FIFA World Cup Squad
Goalkeepers
Craig Gordon Heart of Midlothian Angus Gunn Nottingham Forest Liam Kelly Rangers Defenders
Grant Hanley Hibernian Jack Hendry Al-Etiffaq Aaron Hickey Brentford Dominic Hyam Wrexham Scott McKenna Dinamo Zagreb Nathan Patterson* Everton Anthony Ralston Celtic Andy Robertson Liverpool John Souttar Rangers Kieran Tierney Celtic
Midfielders
Ryan Christie AFC Bournemouth Lewis Ferguson Bologna Tyler Fletcher Manchester United Ben Gannon-Doak AFC Bournemouth John McGinn Aston Villa Kenny McLean Norwich City Scott McTominay Napoli
Forwards
Ché Adams Torino Findlay Curtis Kilmarnock (on loan from Rangers) Lyndon Dykes Charlton Athletic George Hirst Ipswich Town Lawrence Shankland Heart of Midlothian Ross Stewart Southampton
*Denotes Scottish FA JD Performance School graduate
