Typically, the “Tartan Army” shines brighter in the stands than on the pitch. This Tuesday, Scotland won the 2026 World Cup qualification with maximum enthusiasm and artistic notes. Trailing by one point from Denmark at the start of the final day of the World Cup qualifying group stage, Scotland was condemned to tame Denmark so they could advance straight to North America and avoid the play-offs.
Goal tonight for McTominay!
The Napoli midfielder showed excellent performance in his return against Denmark, for now, Scotland will be watching the World Cup pic.twitter.com/92gjqyLa1E
— L’Équipe (@lequipe) November 18, 2025
Scott McTominay has been fit since the 3rd minute. The team’s stars fly over Glasgow with athletic style worthy of Cristiano Ronaldo or Zlatan Ibrahimovic to complete incredible acrobatic moves. Scotland excelled, but this personal achievement was not enough. In the 81st minute, Denmark came back twice (2-2).
Lob from the center circle
At the moment, Scandinavia can book their ticket to the World Cup, despite Rasmus Kristensen’s timely sending off. That’s without taking Kieran Tierney’s spontaneity into account. After receiving a dramatic clearance from Morten Hjulmand, the full-back struck a superb shot from the left (90+3). He then gave Hampden Park a superb opportunity to roar.
McLean tried his luck from 50 metres, and Scotland knocked out Denmark to reach their first World Cup since 1998! What a last-minute goal pic.twitter.com/oQ6yk3uj7w
— L’Équipe channel (@lachainelequipe) November 18, 2025
But Scotland fans still spoke out. And it was necessary to celebrate the lob scored from midfield by Kenny Mclean (90+8). The promised six minutes of stoppage time had expired, but good pressing put the Norwich man in an ideal position. After some hesitation, he advanced to the center circle to send a long ball home to Kasper Schmeichel and the rest of the World Cup nation. The first since 1998.
