Scotland Return To World Stage (18 Nov 2025)
Scotland qualified for their first World Cup finals in 28 years, after two late goals gave them a 4-2 victory over Denmark at Hampden. Scott McTominay gave Scotland an early lead with a spectacular overhead kick. Højlund equalised with a penalty in the second half, before Shankland put Scotland 2-1 ahead. A quick equaliser from Dorgu made it 2-2 with less than 10 minutes remaining, but two injury time goals from Tierney and McLean (who lobbed Schmeical from within his own half), secured a 4-2 victory, and qualification for the 2026 World Cup finals.
Scots Saved By Belarus After Defeat In Greece (15 Nov 2025)
Scotland lost 3-2 in Greece, but put in a fighting performance after going 3-0 down. Poor defending gifted Greece a 3-0 lead, but Gannon-Doak and Christie scored in a confident second half performance. This defeat would have meant that Scotland's automatic qualification hopes were realistically over. Over in Copenhagen though, Belarus shocked Denmark and got a 2-2 draw. This means that Scotland go in to the final match at home to Denmark knowing a victory would take them to the World Cup finals.
Shaky Scots Guarantee Play-Off Spot (12 Oct 2025)
Scotland put in another poor performance, this time against Belarus, but came away with all 3 points. Che Adams put Scotland ahead after 15 minutes. Just after the hour mark VAR came to Scotland's aid when Belarus had a goal chopped off. McTominay got Scotland's second with 6 minutes remaining, but in injury time Belarus scored, which made the poor 2-1 victory seem like a defeat. Two hours later Denmark beat Greece to eliminate Greece and guarantee a top two spot for Scotland and Denmark.
Scotland Pickpocket Greece (9 Oct 2025)
Scotland came from a goal behind to defeat the Greeks 3-1 at Hampden. A poor performance from Scotland led to Greece taking a deserved lead after 62 minutes when Tsimikas scored. Scotland upped their game though and got a quick equaliser from Christie. Ferguson put Scotland ahead with 10 minutes remaining, before Dykes scored a third in injury time, giving Scotland a valuable win that seemed very unlikely after an hour.
Scotland Get Valuable Win Against Belarus (8 Sep 2025)
Scotland broke down a defensive Belarus team to get a 2-0 win, with a goal in the first half from Che Adams, and an own goal in the second half. The match was played behind closed doors in Hungary, as Belarus face a sanction from FIFA.
Scotland Draw In Denmark (5 Sep 2025)
Scotland put in a strong defensive performance to earn a point in a 0-0 draw in Copenhagen. Neither side had many close chances, but it was a good start to the campaign, away to the top seeds.
Adams Hat-trick in Liechtenstein (9 Jun 2025)
Che Adams scored a hat-trick in Scotland's 4-0 victory away to Liechtenstein. A younger team dominated from the start, with Adams scoring two in the first half. He then provided an assist for George Hirst to score his first goal for Scotland. Adams got his third in injury time at the end.
Woeful Defeat to Iceland in Friendly (6 Jun 2025)
Scotland put in a really poor performance in a friendly against Iceland at Hampden that resulted in a 3-1 defeat. Gudjohnsen gave then the lead after 8 minutes, before Souttar equalised after 25 minutes. Just before half time calamity in defence led to a Lewis Ferguson own goal, and at the start of the second half, Palsson made it 3-1 with a shocking debut by keeper Slicker.
Extra Spots for Euro 2028 Hosts (21 May 2025)
UEFA have decided to keep two extra spots for the finals of Euro 2028, should any of the four host countries fail to qualify. This includes Scotland' England, Wales, and Republic of Ireland. The format of the play-offs will change determining on how many extra spots are used up.
A Greek Tragedy at Hampden (23 Mar 2025)
Scotland were thrashed 3-0 at Hampden to Greece, with what was a poor performance.Goals from Konstantelias and Karetsas in the first half, and an early goal in the second half by Tzolis ended Scotlands hopes of remaining in the Nations League Group A. It meant Scotland lost the tie 3-1 on aggregate and were therefore relegated to Group B.
Scotland Win First Leg In Greece (20 Mar 2025)
Scotland took a valuable 1-0 lead in the first leg in Piraeus. A Scott McTominay penalty in the first half, and a fine defensive display by Scotland in the second half gained them their first victory in Greece.
World Cup Qualifiers See Scotland with Greece again (13 Dec 2024)
The 2026 World Cup qualifiers has Scotland drawn in a group of four, with the loser of the Nations League quarter-final between Portugal and Denmark, Greece, who Scotland face in the Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs, and Belarus.