- Steve Clarke senses ‘opportunity’ to end World Cup wait
- Craig Bellamy targets top of group after drawing Belgium
Steve Clarke has said Scotland’s qualifying draw “gives me an opportunity” to end the team’s long wait for a World Cup finals appearance. Scotland reached Euro 2020 and Euro 2024 but have not qualified for the men’s World Cup since France ‘98.
Friday’s draw in Zurich pitted Scotland – who were in pot three – against Greece, the beaten team in the Portugal v Denmark Nations League quarter-final and Belarus. It means Clarke’s side will face Greece four times in a year, with the teams also facing off in the Nations League promotion playoffs.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/dec/13/scotland-wales-world-cup-2026-steve-clarke-craig-bellamy
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Publish date : 2024-12-13 20:19:31
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