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Scotland World Cup 2026 squad: every player, position by position
Scotland took a 26-man squad to World Cup 2026 and played in Group C. Scotland went out in the group stage. Below: the full roster sorted by position, the face wall and the squad breakdown.
Verified squad·ESPN, single source·as of 2026-07-23 16:02 UTC
Baseline facts
- FIFA rank
- No. 43
- Group
- Group C
- Squad
- Full squad list →
Scotland squad: face by face
Angus Gunn
GK 
Liam Kelly
GK 
Craig Gordon
GK 
Aaron Hickey
DEF 
Andrew Robertson
DEF 
Grant Hanley
DEF 
Kieran Tierney
DEF 
Jack Hendry
DEF 
John Souttar
DEF 
Dominic Hyam
DEF 
Nathan Patterson
DEF 
Anthony Ralston
DEF 
Scott McTominay
MID 
John McGinn
MID 
Ryan Christie
MID 
Lewis Ferguson
MID 
Kenny McLean
MID 
Lyndon Dykes
FWD 
Ché Adams
FWD 
Ben Gannon Doak
FWD 
George Hirst
FWD 
Lawrence Shankland
FWD 
Findlay Curtis
FWD 23 of 26 players carry a free-licensed photograph; the rest show a monogram until one is available. Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free licence.
Squad profile
- 28.7avg age
- 19youngest (Tyler Fletcher)
- 43oldest (Craig Gordon)
Position counts from the ESPN roster retrieved 7 June 2026. Ages at the data verification date.
How Scotland finished
Scotland went out in the group stage. The top two teams in each group went straight into the round of 32, with the eight best third-placed teams joining them. The final Group C table is on the group page.
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Full squad list
| # | Player | Position | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angus Gunn | Goalkeeper | 30 |
| 12 | Liam Kelly | Goalkeeper | 30 |
| 21 | Craig Gordon | Goalkeeper | 43 |
| 2 | Aaron Hickey | Defender | 23 |
| 3 | Andrew Robertson | Defender | 32 |
| 5 | Grant Hanley | Defender | 34 |
| 6 | Kieran Tierney | Defender | 29 |
| 13 | Jack Hendry | Defender | 31 |
| 15 | John Souttar | Defender | 29 |
| 16 | Dominic Hyam | Defender | 30 |
| 22 | Nathan Patterson | Defender | 24 |
| 24 | Anthony Ralston | Defender | 27 |
| 26 | Scott McKenna | Defender | 29 |
| 4 | Scott McTominay | Midfielder | 29 |
| 7 | John McGinn | Midfielder | 31 |
| 8 | Tyler Fletcher | Midfielder | 19 |
| 11 | Ryan Christie | Midfielder | 31 |
| 19 | Lewis Ferguson | Midfielder | 26 |
| 23 | Kenny McLean | Midfielder | 34 |
| 9 | Lyndon Dykes | Forward | 30 |
| 10 | Ché Adams | Forward | 29 |
| 14 | Ross Stewart | Forward | 29 |
| 17 | Ben Gannon Doak | Forward | 20 |
| 18 | George Hirst | Forward | 27 |
| 20 | Lawrence Shankland | Forward | 30 |
| 25 | Findlay Curtis | Forward | 19 |
Source: ESPN roster, retrieved 7 June 2026, before the tournament kicked off. Club affiliations are not in the verified roster feed; we do not list them here.
Group C fixtures
| Opponent | Date | Match page |
|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 14 Jun 2026 | Scotland vs Haiti |
| Morocco | 19 Jun 2026 | Scotland vs Morocco |
| Brazil | 24 Jun 2026 | Scotland vs Brazil |
FIFA World Ranking
Scotland are ranked 43 in the FIFA Men's World Ranking , the 34th highest-ranked of the 48 teams at the tournament. Ranking as of 1 April 2026, per FIFA via Wikipedia.