Group
Group C
Scotland
Perpetual heartbreak merchants who qualified, which already feels like progress. McTominay has given them a genuine big-game option in midfield. The finishing is poor, the defending can unravel, and major tournament experience is minimal. Loud, passionate, and aware somewhere deep down that this probably doesn't end well.
This profile summarizes Scotland's World Cup 2026 simulation path from the latest current-state snapshot: group outlook, finish distribution, possible knockout routes, opponent pools, squad context, and title chances.
This profile is based on 10k current-state simulations using the WC26 simulator engine. The numbers are a model snapshot, not a guarantee. Team ratings, squads and injury updates may change over time.
Latest result included: France 0-2 Spain
Guide
How to read this team profile
Group finish and stage reach values are model outputs from the latest current-state team profile snapshot. Path sections show how Scotland's route changes by group finish, while opponent pools summarize the teams most often appearing in each round.
This page uses Knockout-phase current-state snapshot using latest committed Match Updates, official locked results, current ratings, and fixed knockout bracket state as of 15 Jul 2026 1:47 PM UTC+3. Other public forecast pages may still use root compatibility datasets until they are updated separately, and custom Team Strength settings can change future tournament paths in the live simulator.
Tournament
Stage reach probabilities
Conditional path
Path by group finish
| Finish | Sample | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | Final | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | No longer possible | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd | No longer possible | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd | 100.0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Overall opponent pool
Most common opponents by round
If reached shows the opponent split among this team's matches in that round. All sims shows how often the matchup happens across the latest current-state snapshot.
R32
No opponent samples.
R16
No opponent samples.
QF
No opponent samples.
SF
No opponent samples.
Final
No opponent samples.
Finish 1st
Scotland opponent pool if finishing 1st
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
No longer possible
R16
No longer possible
QF
No longer possible
SF
No longer possible
Final
No longer possible
Finish 2nd
Scotland opponent pool if finishing 2nd
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
No longer possible
R16
No longer possible
QF
No longer possible
SF
No longer possible
Final
No longer possible
Finish 3rd
Scotland opponent pool if finishing 3rd
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
Not enough samples.
R16
Not enough samples.
QF
Not enough samples.
SF
Not enough samples.
Final
Not enough samples.
Squad
Current squad
| Pos | Player | Age | Height | Club | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Angus Gunn | 30 | 1,96m | Nottingham Forest | €1.5m |
| GK | Liam Kelly | 30 | 1,84m | Rangers FC | €800k |
| GK | Craig Gordon | 43 | 1,93m | Heart of Midlothian FC | €25k |
| CB | Scott McKenna | 29 | 1,89m | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | €4.0m |
| CB | Jack Hendry | 31 | 1,92m | Al-Ettifaq FC | €2.5m |
| CB | John Souttar | 29 | 1,86m | Rangers FC | €2.0m |
| CB | Dominic Hyam | 30 | 1,88m | Wrexham AFC | €2.0m |
| CB | Grant Hanley | 34 | 1,88m | Hibernian FC | €200k |
| LB | Andrew Robertson | 32 | 1,78m | Liverpool FC | €10.0m |
| LB | Kieran Tierney | 29 | 1,80m | Celtic FC | €8.0m |
| RB | Aaron Hickey | 24 | 1.85m | Brentford FC | €16.0m |
| RB | Nathan Patterson | 24 | 1,89m | Everton FC | €10.0m |
| RB | Anthony Ralston | 27 | 1,78m | Celtic FC | €1.5m |
| CM | Scott McTominay | 29 | 1,91m | SSC Napoli | €40.0m |
| CM | John McGinn | 31 | 1,78m | Aston Villa | €15.0m |
| CM | Lewis Ferguson | 26 | 1,81m | Bologna FC 1909 | €14.0m |
| CM | Ryan Christie | 31 | 1,78m | AFC Bournemouth | €9.0m |
| CM | Kenny McLean | 34 | 1,80m | Norwich City | €400k |
| CM | Tyler Fletcher | 19 | 1,83m | Manchester United U21 | €90k |
| LW | Findlay Curtis | 19 | 1,80m | Rangers FC | €2.0m |
| RW | Ben Gannon-Doak | 20 | 1,73m | AFC Bournemouth | €16.0m |
| CF | George Hirst | 27 | 1,91m | Ipswich Town | €10.0m |
| CF | Ché Adams | 29 | 1,79m | Torino FC | €5.0m |
| CF | Lawrence Shankland | 30 | 1,85m | Heart of Midlothian FC | €3.0m |
| CF | Ross Stewart | 29 | 1,88m | Southampton FC | €2.5m |
| CF | Lyndon Dykes | 30 | 1,88m | Charlton Athletic | €800k |
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