“I think there will be a bigger spotlight on both ourselves and England in the tournament now, yes. They then go into a penalty shoot-out to try and stay in the World Cup and end up losing. “But it also shows you how difficult it is for countries of our level to qualify for major tournaments and to qualify for World Cups. “There's always lessons to be learned in terms of where we stayed, how we approached the tournament, how I picked my squad. All the boys came out and had a good look at it and obviously Scott is quite chuffed that it's up there.”

Source: The Herald March 28, 2026 00:02 UTC