Clarke Names Scotland's 26: Stewart's Four-Year Wait Ends, Teen Curtis In, Miller Misses Out
Steve Clarke has named Scotland's 26-man squad for the country's first men's World Cup since 1998. Southampton striker Ross Stewart returns after a four-year international absence, Rangers teenager Findlay Curtis travels and Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon, 43, joins the keeper trio. Udinese midfielder Lennon Miller is the most-discussed omission. Group C: Haiti, Morocco, Brazil.
S teve Clarke has named Scotland's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, the country's first men's World Cup appearance since France 1998. Captain Andy Robertson leads, Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon completes the keeper trio at 43, and Southampton striker Ross Stewart ends a four-year international absence.
Stewart's four-year wait ends
Stewart, 29, made his last two senior Scotland appearances back in 2022 and has not been in the squad since that summer. He has scored 11 goals in 33 Southampton games this season, including in the Championship play-off semi-final win over Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough's own Scottish winger, Tommy Conway, 23, featured in that same semi-final but picked up an injury in the second leg that rules him out of the World Cup.
Curtis in, Miller out
Rangers winger Findlay Curtis, 19, makes the squad after debuting against Japan in March and finishing the season with five goals on loan at Kilmarnock. Fellow winger Ben Gannon-Doak, only recently back from injury at Bournemouth, also travels. The headline omission is Udinese midfielder Lennon Miller, who made 25 club appearances this season and won all four of his Scotland caps last year but did not feature in the March defeats to Ivory Coast and Japan.
In attack, Torino's Che Adams, Charlton Athletic's Lyndon Dykes, Ipswich Town's George Hirst, Hearts' Lawrence Shankland and Stewart make the cut ahead of Hull City's Oli McBurnie. McBurnie scored 18 times for his club this season, more than Adams, Dykes, Hirst and Stewart and two short of Shankland's club haul.
Eleven survivors from the Clarke era
Eleven of the squad also featured in Clarke's Euro 2020 and Euro 2024 lists. Andy Robertson continues as captain, with Jack Hendry, Scott McKenna, Kieran Tierney, Ryan Christie, Billy Gilmour, Kenny McLean, Scott McTominay and John McGinn all retained. McGinn enters the tournament as Scotland's leading active scorer with 20 international goals.
Group C and the warm-up window
Scotland face Haiti on June 14 and Morocco on June 19 in Massachusetts, then close the group against Brazil in Miami on June 24. The pre-tournament window begins with a friendly against Curaçao at Hampden on May 30, followed by a final warm-up against Bolivia in New Jersey on June 6.