U20 World cup media guide (2007)

THE SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

FIFA U-20 World Cup • Canada 2007 30 June – 22 July

media guide

Scotland is proud to be represented at the FIFA Under 20 World Cup in Canada. We hope you find this guide to the team and its players useful, and look forward to working with the media in Canada throughout the tournament.

SCOTLAND DELEGATION

TEAM MEDIA OFFICER

George Peat • President – Head of Delegation Alan McRae • Vice President John L. Smith • Past President Scottish Football League Archie Knox • Youth Teams National Coach Archie Gemmill • Team Manager Tommy Wilson • Head Coach Jim Stewart • Goalkeeping Coach Dr Derick Macleod • Team Doctor John Watson • Physiotherapist Greig Thomson • Video Technician Willie Neil • Kit Manager Catherine MacDonald • Media Officer Richard Simpson • Team Administrator

Catherine MacDonald Mobile : (01144) 7884 498710 e-mail : catherine.macdonald@scottishfa.co.uk TEAM HOTEL FOR MATCHES IN VICTORIA Laurel Point Inn 680 Montreal Street Victoria, BC Tel: (250) 386 8721 TEAM HOTEL FOR MATCH IN BURNABY Hilton Vancouver Metrotown 6083 McKay Avenue Burnaby, BC Tel: (604) 438 1200

THE SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION Hampden Park Glasgow G42 9AY telephone: (01144) 141 616 6000 • fax: (01144) 141 616 6001 email: info@scottishfa.co.uk • website: www.scottishfa.co.uk Page 2

SCOTLAND UNDER 20 SQUAD AT A GLANCE

I NTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE DOB

U17 U18 U19 U20 U21

GOALKEEPERS 12 Scott Fox (Celtic)

28.06.87 ­—

1

—

3

—

21 Greg Kelly (Aberdeen)

28.04.87

1

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1

—

—

1

19.01.87

10

1

15

2

1

Andrew Cave-Brown (Norwich City) 05.08.88

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—

20

3

—

Andrew McNeil (Hibernian)

DEFENDERS 2

14 Andrew Considine (Aberdeen)

01.04.87

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—

7

2

1

5

15.06.87

7

2

25

2

1

15 Garry Kenneth (Dundee United)

21.06.87

—

3

12

3

—

19 Alan Lowing (Rangers)

07.01.88

8

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3

2

—

13 Ryan O’Leary (Kilmarnock)

24.08.87

—

—

—

1

—

6

Mark Reynolds (Motherwell)

07.05.87

—

—

4

2

—

3

Lee Wallace (Heart of Midlothian)

01.08.87

—

—

10

1

1

26.08.87

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—

10

2

1

11 Ryan Conroy (Celtic)

28.04.87

2

1

15

3

1

20 Brian Gilmour (Clyde)

08.05.87

10

3

5

1

—

17 Sean Lynch (Hibernian)

31.01.87

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—

—

3

—

7

07.01.87

10

2

16

2

1

16 Ross Campbell (Hibernian)

03.07.87

—

—

—

3

—

10 Graham Dorrans (Livingston)

05.05.87

—

—

12

4

1

8

Calum Elliot (Heart of Midlothian)

30.03.87

5

2

8

2

2

9

Steven Fletcher (Hibernian)

26.03.87

12

2

10

3

1

07.09.87

6

3

13

1

—

Scott Cuthbert (Celtic)

MIDFIELD 4

Jamie Adams (Kilmarnock)

Michael McGlinchey (Celtic)

FORWARDS

18 Robert Snodgrass (Livingston)

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SCOTLAND COACHING STAFF

Archie Knox Youth Teams National Coach Born 01/05/1947 Archie joined the Scottish Football Association in July 2006 after a successful coaching career at many clubs, including Manchester United, Aberdeen, Dundee, Rangers and Everton. His playing career lasted from 1965 to 1980 and encompassed over 500 senior matches for Forfar, St Mirren, Dundee United and Montrose. He now has overall managerial responsibility for taking forward all men’s national age group teams in Scotland, from Under 15 through to Under 21 level.

Tommy Wilson Head Coach Born 24/08/1961 Tommy had a successful playing career with Queen’s Park, St Mirren, Dunfermline, Kilmarnock and Dumbarton, the highlight being a Scottish Cup win with St Mirren in 1987. On hanging up his boots he became a coach, and worked for many years at the Scottish FA in the Football Development department, before joining Rangers in the summer of 2006 as their youth team coach. Rangers youth team have just won the league and cup double in Scotland.

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Archie Gemmill Team Manager Born 24/03/1947 Archie is a Scotland legend who played 43 times and scored 8 goals for the national team, including the one that is generally regarded as the greatest ever Scotland goal, against Holland at the 1978 World Cup. He had a prolific club career, starting with St Mirren and making his name at Preston North End, Derby County, Nottingham Forest and Birmingham City, as well as a season at Jacksonville Tea Men. He won English league titles with Derby (twice) and Forest.

Jim Stewart Goalkeeping Coach Born 09/03/1954 During his playing career, Jim played in goal for Kilmarnock, Middlesbrough and Rangers, winning the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup while at Ibrox. He also earned two caps for Scotland, and was squad goalkeeper at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He later became the specialist goalkeeping coach at Kilmarnock and is currently at Heart of Midlothian. For the last five years he has been the national goalkeeping coach of the Scotland men’s team.

SCOTLAND SQUAD

Andrew McNeil – Hibernian Goalkeeper

1

DOB – 19/01/87 Height – 5ft 11.5ins (182cm) Weight – 13st 7lbs (86kg) Andrew has been the first choice goalkeeper for Hibernian for the second half of this season, having signed for his boyhood heroes in January 2006 from Southampton. He played in goal when Hibs won the Scottish League Cup in March - the first major trophy the club had won in 16 years. He has huge international experience in the Scotland youth sides, and played every match at last summer’s European Championship finals.

Andrew Cave-Brown – Norwich City Defender

2

DOB – 05/08/88 Height – 5ft 10ins (178cm) Weight – 12st 2lbs (77kg) Andrew joined Norwich City on a scholarship for season 2004/2005 and signed a professional contract in 2006. Although he has only made two first team appearances, he is surely set to make the breakthrough shortly.

He has progressed through the levels to become a mainstay at full-back for Scotland, and as well as playing in every match at last summer’s European Championship finals, he is young enough to have played again for the U19s this season.

Lee Wallace – Heart of Midlothian Defender

3

DOB – 01/08/87 Height – 5ft 11ins (180cm) Weight – 11st 12lbs (75kg) Lee joined Hearts in the summer of 2004 and came into the team early in 2005 for an extended run at left back, aged just 17. He now has extensive experience at club level and was part of the squad which won the Scottish Cup in 2006. For Scotland, he has been a regular since coming into the U19s in September 2005, and played in every match last summer at the European Championship finals.

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Jamie Adams – Kilmarnock Midfield

4

DOB – 26/08/87 Height – 6ft 1in (185 cm) Weight – 11st 7lbs (73kg) The tall midfielder has been with Kilmarnock since the summer of 2004, but with limited first team opportunities he went on loan last season to Queen of the South in the First Division. Hopes to break into the Kilmarnock team this season and has recently signed a new contract. A member of the Scotland squad at the European U19 Championship last year.

Scott Cuthbert – Celtic Defender

5

DOB – 15/06/87 Height – 6ft 2ins (188cm) Weight – 13st 3lbs (84kg) Scotland’s team captain, Scott plays for Celtic and although he has not yet made his first team debut he is a regular in the reserves and can play right back or centre back. The highly rated defender went on loan to Livingston last season to gain experience, and made his first appearance at U21 level against Germany. Has extensive international experience and played in every one of Scotland’s matches on the way to the European U19 Championship final last season.

Mark Reynolds – Motherwell Defender

6

DOB – 07/05/87 Height – 5ft 11ins (180 cm) Weight – 10st 9lbs (68 kg) Mark has been a major success over the past year with Motherwell, being virtually ever-present in their matches and winning the Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month award in April 2007. The centre half has also played his way into the Scotland U21 side, picking up his first cap in the friendly match against Germany in February. A member of the Scotland squad at the European U19 Championship last year, he is tipped for greater things.

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Michael McGlinchey – Celtic Forward

7

DOB – 07/01/87 Height – 5ft 8ins (173cm) Weight – 10st 3lbs (65kg) Born in New Zealand – where his father played football – Michael came through the youth set-up at Celtic, signing professionally in 2005. So far the striker has made just one substitute appearance for the first team, but seems set to break into the squad for the coming season. Fast and tricky, he is a regular goalscorer for the club youth and reserve sides. He played in every match for Scotland at last summer’s European Championship finals.

Calum Elliot – Heart of Midlothian Forward

8

DOB – 30/03/87 Height – 6ft (183cm) Weight – 12st 6lbs (79kg) Calum signed for Edinburgh side Hearts in 2004, having previously played with their youth initiative, and made his debut as a substitute against Inverness Caledonian Thistle that year. With first team opportunities limited, he went on loan to Motherwell last season but expects to make a big impact at Tynecastle this year. He scored twice for Scotland in European U19 Championships, including the winner in the 1-0 semi-final victory over the Czech Republic.

Steven Fletcher – Hibernian Forward

9

DOB – 26/03/87 Height – 6ft 1.5ins (187cm) Weight – 11st 7lbs (73kg) Steven broke into the Hibernian first team just after his 17th birthday, and has since become a regular for the Edinburgh team, scoring many valuable goals including two against Kilmarnock in the Scottish League Cup final. The tall striker was Scotland’s top goalscorer in the European U19 Championships last year, netting nine goals in as many games, but unfortunately was suspended for the final itself.

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Graham Dorrans – Livingston Forward

10

DOB – 05/05/87 Height – 5ft 9ins (175cm) Weight – 11st 6lbs (73kg) Graham signed for Livingston in 2005 and after a short spell on loan at Partick Thistle has become a mainstay of the team, scoring regularly in the First Division. He scored Scotland’s goal against Spain in the final of the European Championship last season, after coming on as a substitute, and is likely to be a major goal threat in Canada this summer.

Ryan Conroy – Celtic Midfield

11

DOB – 28/04/87 Height – 5ft 9.5ins (176cm) Weight – 11st 6lbs (73kg) Ryan is a regular in left midfield with Celtic’s U19s and Reserves, having converted from a winger, but has yet to play in the first team. However, he is a mainstay of the national team, and played in every match, including all the qualifiers, during Scotland’s run to the European Championship final last season.

Scott Fox – Celtic Goalkeeper

12

DOB – 28/06/87 Height – 6ft (183cm) Weight – 11st 6lbs (73 kg) Scott currently plays in the Celtic youth team and has all the potential to become a great goalkeeper, with a reputation for quick reflexes and shot-stopping. He was in the Scotland squad for last season’s European Championships but remained on the bench as understudy to Andrew McNeil. He has performed with distinction on his appearances in the national team.

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Ryan O’Leary – Kilmarnock Defender

13

DOB – 24/08/87 Height – 6ft (183cm) Weight – 11st 11lbs (75kg) Centre back Ryan broke into the Kilmarnock first team last season having joined the club in 2005 from Aberdeen, where he made his senior debut in 2004. His first game for Scotland was the U20 victory over Canada in March, after opting to play for Scotland even though he also qualifies to play for the Republic of Ireland through his father, former Celtic defender Pierce.

Andrew Considine – Aberdeen Defender

14

DOB – 01/04/87 Height – 6ft 1in (185cm) Weight – 11st 12lbs (75kg) Andrew is a tall central defender for Aberdeen who was given his first senior appearance against Dundee in May 2004. This past season he has established himself as a regular for the Scottish Premier club as they earned third place in the league, with the prospect of European football next season.

Garry Kenneth – Dundee United Defender

15

DOB – 21/06/87 Height – 6ft 4ins (193cm) Weight – 13st 7lbs (86kg) Garry plays in central defence for Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League. He started with United when he was 12 and broke into the first team in February 2005, aged 17. He was part of the Scotland U19 team at the UEFA U19 Championship in 2006, and also played in both friendly matches in March when Scotland U20s faced up to Canada in preparation for the FIFA U20 World Cup. Page 9

Ross Campbell – Hibernian Forward

16

DOB – 03/07/87 Height – 5ft 9ins (175cm) Weight – 9st 11lbs (63kg) Ross is a prolific goalscorer who is one of the new crop of youngsters to come through the ranks at Hibernian and recently made the breakthrough into the first team. He made his club debut against Kilmarnock on 15 January 2007 in a 2-0 victory. His first appearance at any level for Scotland was for the Under 20s against Canada on 27 March 2007, and he scored both goals in the 2-1 victory.

Sean Lynch – Hibernian Midfield

17

DOB – 31/01/87 Height – 5ft 11.5ins (182cm) Weight – 11st 8lbs (73kg) One of many players who have come through the Hibernian youth system, Sean made his first-team debut in the Scottish Cup tie against Gretna in February this year, and a week later started the league match at Celtic Park. Club manager John Collins said: “Sean will get better and better. He has a wonderful attitude, he’s a worker and a listener and he’ll keep developing.”

Robert Snodgrass – Livingston Forward

18

DOB – 07/09/87 Height – 6ft (183cm) Weight – 12st 9lbs (81kg) Robert came through the youth system at Livingston and h made his debut just days after his 17th birthday against Kilmarnock. He scored his first goal after only three games in a 2-0 home win over Dunfermline and has scored 7 goals in 49 games for Livingston since his debut in 2005.

Last season he went on loan to Stirling Albion in Division 2 and his goals were a major factor in the club winning promotion.

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Alan Lowing – Rangers Defender

19

DOB – 07/01/88 Height – 5ft 10ins (178cm) Weight – 10st 9lbs (68kg) A product of the Rangers youth development programme at Murray Park, Alan plays as a right full back. He made his first team debut on 20 September 2005 in a CIS Cup match against Clyde at Ibrox, playing the full 120 minutes as Rangers won 5-2 in extra time. He has since played a few times for the first team, including against Partizan Belgrade in the UEFA Cup last season.

Brian Gilmour – Clyde Midfield

20

DOB – 08/05/87 Height – 5ft 6ins (168cm) Weight – 9st 5lbs (60 kg) Brian, a midfielder, began his career with Rangers as a young boy, and was the only Rangers player to play for Scotland in the 2006 UEFA Under 19 European Championship. He left the Ibrox club in February this year to sign for Clyde in Division 1 and made his debut the following day against Livingston. He played 13 times for the Cumbernauld side, scoring once. Is currently unsure whether he will return to Clyde next season, but a good showing in the World Cup will undoubtedly help his prospects.

Greg Kelly – Aberdeen Goalkeeper

21

DOB – 28/04/87 Height – 6ft 2ins (188cm) Weight – 12st (76kg) A promising goalkeeper who has yet to make a first team appearance for his club, Greg is regarded as an excellent prospect for the future with the ideal build for his position. He gained experience last season on loan at Division 2 side Peterhead, and has also been promoted to reserve keeper for Aberdeen.

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SCOTLAND’S SCHEDULE GROUP F

Sunday 1 July JAPAN V. SCOTLAND Royal Athletic Park, Victoria Kick-off 2.15 pm

Wednesday 4 July NIGERIA V. SCOTLAND Royal Athletic Park, Victoria Kick-off 7.45 pm

Saturday 7 July COSTA RICA V. SCOTLAND Swangard Stadium, Burnaby Kick-off 5.00 pm The top two teams in each group, as well as the four best third-placed teams in the six groups, go into the next round.

If Scotland finishes first, our next match will be in Victoria, on Wednesday 11 July, kick-off 8.15 pm.

If Scotland finishes second, our next match will be in Ottawa, on Thursday 12 July, kick-off 4.45 pm.

If Scotland finishes third and qualifies, our next match will either be in Toronto on 11 July, kick-off 7.45 pm, or in Montreal on 12 July, kick-off 7.45 pm.

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HOW SCOTLAND REACHED THE FINALS

Scotland earned a place at the FIFA U20 World Cup by finishing in second place at last season’s UEFA U19 Championship finals in Poland. Many of Scotland’s players have also broadened their experience by featuring in other representative games this season, for Scotland Under 21s and (if still young enough!) for Scotland Under 19s.

On the following pages is the full story of the matches that took Scotland to the final, as well as the preparation matches played by the team this season.

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UEFA Under 19 Championship 2005/2006 Qualifying Group, hosted by Switzerland Friday, 7 October, 2005 ANDORRA 0, SCOTLAND 5 Goals: 1-0 Fletcher 20, 2-0 Gilmour pen. 30, 3-0 Kane 43, 4-0 Fletcher 70, 5-0 Fletcher 86.

LA CHALIERE STADIUM, MOUTIER Scotland: McNeil (Southampton), Cave-Brown (Norwich City), Grant (Celtic) (sub Ferry (Celtic) 68), Cuthbert (Celtic), McCluskey (Hibernian), Hodge (Blackburn Rovers) (sub Boyle (Everton) 65), (sub McGlinchey (Celtic) 72), Fletcher (Hibernian), Kane (Motherwell), Gilmour (Rangers), Conroy (Celtic).

Sunday, 9 October, 2005 FINLAND 0, SCOTLAND 1 Goal: Fletcher 60.

LA BLANCHERIE STADIUM, DELEMONT Scotland: McNeil (Southampton), Cave-Brown (Norwich City) (sub Reidford (Rangers) 41), Boyle (Everton), Grant (Celtic), Cuthbert (Celtic), Kenneth (Dundee United), Fletcher (Hibernian), Snodgrass (Livingston), Kane (Motherwell), McGlinchey (Celtic) (sub Conroy (Celtic) 86), Ferry (Celtic) (sub Hodge (Blackburn Rovers) 78).

Tuesday, 11 October, 2005 SWITZERLAND 0, SCOTLAND 0 LA BLANCHERIE STADIUM, DELEMONT Scotland: Reidford (Rangers), Boyle (Everton), Cuthbert (Celtic), Kenneth (Dundee United), McCluskey (Hibernian) (sub Fletcher (Hibernian) 58), Hodge (Blackburn Rovers), Dorrans (Partick Thistle) (sub Snodgrass (Livingston 76), Lowing (Rangers), Gilmour (Rangers) (sub McGlinchey (Celtic) 71), Ferry (Celtic), Conroy (Celtic).

GROUP TABLE P

W

D

L

F

A

PTS

SWITZERLAND

3

2

1

0

14

0

7

SCOTLAND

3

2

1

0

6

0

7

FINLAND

3

1

0

2

6

3

3

ANDORRA

3

0

0

3

0

23

0

Switzerland and Scotland progress to next round.

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UEFA Under 19 Championship 2005/2006 Elite Round, hosted by Belarus.

Tuesday, 16 May 2006 BELARUS 1, SCOTLAND 2 Goals: 0-1 Snodgrass 8, 1-1 Chukhlei 61, 1-2 Elliot 69.

GRADSKI STADIUM, BORISOV Scotland: McNeil (Hibernian), Cave-Brown (Norwich City) (sub Wallace (Heart of Midlothian) 71), Grant (Celtic), Kenneth (Dundee United), Cuthbert (Celtic), Elliot (Heart of Midlothian), McGlinchey (Celtic) (sub Ferry (Celtic) 77), Snodgrass (Livingston), Conroy (Celtic), Ross (Dunfermline Athletic), Adams (Kilmarnock) (sub Dorrans (Livingston) 88).

Thursday, 18 May 2006 BULGARIA 1, SCOTLAND 2 Goals: 0-1 Fletcher 33, 1-1 Dimitrov 48, 1-2 Fletcher 90.

TRAKTOR STADIUM, MINSK Scotland: McNeil (Hibernian), Wallace (Heart of Midlothian), Kenneth (Dundee United), Cuthbert (Celtic), Ferry (Celtic), Elliot (Heart of Midlothian) (sub Dorrans (Livingston) 67), Fletcher (Hibernian), Snodgrass (Livingston), Conroy (Celtic), Cameron (Dundee United) (sub Grant (Celtic) 51), Ross (Dunfermline Athletic) (sub Cave-Brown (Norwich City) 82).

Saturday, 20 May 2006 FRANCE 1, SCOTLAND 1 Goals: 1-0 Benzema 11, 1-1 Fletcher 67.

TRAKTOR STADIUM, MINSK Scotland: McNeil (Hibernian), Cave-Brown (Norwich City), Wallace (Heart of Midlothian), Grant (Celtic), Kenneth (Dundee United) (sub Adams (Kilmarnock) 42), Cuthbert (Celtic), Elliot (Heart of Midlothian), Fletcher (Hibernian), McGlinchey (Celtic) (sub Reynolds (Motherwell) 88), Snodgrass (Livingston), Conroy (Celtic) (sub Dorrans (Livingston) 58).

GROUP TABLE P

W

D

L

F

A

PTS

SCOTLAND

3

2

1

0

5

3

7

FRANCE

3

1

2

0

5

1

5

BELARUS

3

1

1

1

3

2

4

BULGARIA

3

0

0

3

1

8

0

Scotland progressed to tournament finals in Poland.

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UEFA Under 19 Championship 2005/2006 Final Tournament, hosted by Poland Tuesday, 18 July 2006 SCOTLAND 2, PORTUGAL 2 Goals: 1-0 Fletcher 9, 2-0 Grant 28, 2-1 Cameron og 72, 2-2 Gama 78.

SZAMOTULSKI STADIUM, SZAMOTULY. Scotland: McNeil (Hibernian), Cave-Brown (Norwich City), Wallace (Heart of Midlothian), Grant (Celtic), Kenneth (Dundee United), Cuthbert (Celtic, capt), Ferry (Celtic), Fletcher (Hibernian), McGlinchey (Celtic) (sub Adams (Kilmarnock) 81), Snodgrass (Livingston) (sub Dorrans (Livingston) 86), Cameron (Dundee United) (sub Conroy (Celtic) 73).

Thursday, 20 July 2006 SCOTLAND 0, SPAIN 4 Goals: 0-1 Bueno 17, 0-2 Pique 27, 0-3 Pique 51, 0-4 Mario 86.

HURAGAN STADIUM, POBIEDZISKA Scotland: McNeil (Hibernian), Cave-Brown (Norwich City), Wallace (Heart of Midlothian), Grant (Celtic) (sub Cameron (Dundee United) 67), Kenneth (Dundee United), Cuthbert (Celtic, capt), Ferry (Celtic), Elliot (Heart of Midlothian) (sub McGlinchey (Celtic) 50), Fletcher (Hibernian), Snodgrass (Livingston), Reynolds (Motherwell) (sub Conroy (Celtic) 53).

Sunday, 23 July 2006 SCOTLAND 3, TURKEY 2 Goals: 1-0 Ilhan og 42, 2-0 McGlinchey 46, 3-0 Fletcher 63, 3-1 Cafercan 68, 3-2 Cafercan pen. 72.

SWARZEDZ STADIUM, SWARZEDZ. Scotland: McNeil (Hibernian), Cave-Brown (Norwich City), Wallace (Heart of Midlothian), Grant (Celtic), Cuthbert (Celtic, capt), Ferry (Celtic), Elliot (Heart of Midlothian) (sub Dorrans (Livingston) 85), Fletcher (Hibernian), McGlinchey (Celtic) (sub Snodgrass (Livingston) 90), Conroy (Celtic) (sub Kenneth (Dundee United) 77), Adams (Kilmarnock).

GROUP TABLE P

W

D

L

F

A

PTS

SPAIN

3

2

1

0

10

4

7

SCOTLAND

3

1

1

1

5

8

4

PORTUGAL

3

0

3

0

7

7

3

TURKEY

3

0

1

2

9

12

1

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SEMI-FINAL Wednesday, 26 July 2006 SCOTLAND 1, CZECH REPUBLIC 0 Goal: Elliot 48.

GROCLIN DYSKOBOLIA STADIUM, GRODZISK WIELKOPOLSKI Scotland: McNeil (Hibernian), Cave-Brown (Norwich City), Wallace (Heart of Midlothian), Cuthbert (Celtic, capt), Ferry (Celtic), Elliot (Heart of Midlothian) Fletcher (Hibernian) (sub Snodgrass (Livingston) 46), McGlinchey (Celtic), Conroy (Celtic) (sub Dorrans (Livingston) 89), Cameron (Dundee United) (sub Kenneth (Dundee United) 78), Adams (Kilmarnock).

FINAL Saturday, 29 July, 2006 SPAIN 2, SCOTLAND 1 Goals: 1-0 Bueno 50, 2-0 Bueno 71, 2-1 Dorrans 86.

MIEJSKI STADIUM, POZNAN Scotland: McNeil (Hibernian), Cave-Brown (Norwich City), Wallace (Heart of Midlothian), Grant (Celtic), Cuthbert (Celtic, capt), Ferry (Celtic), Elliot (Heart of Midlothian), McGlinchey (Celtic), Conroy (Celtic) (sub Gilmour (Rangers) 77), Cameron (Dundee United) (sub Dorrans (Livingston) 73), Adams (Kilmarnock).

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UNDER 20 INTERNATIONALS 2006/07 Saturday, 24 March 2007 CANADA 3, SCOTLAND 1 Goals: 1-0 Gala 65, 2-0 Ricketts 73, 2-1 Fletcher 75, 3-1 Ricketts 80.

PERCY PERRY PARK, COQUITLAM Scotland: McNeil (Hibernian) (sub Fox (Celtic) 71), Ross (Dunfermline Athletic), Cave-Brown (Norwich City), Hodge (Blackburn Rovers) (sub Cameron (Dundee United) 71), Kenneth (Dundee United), Reynolds (Motherwell), Smith (Motherwell) (sub McCann (Hibernian) 76), Dorrans (Livingston), Fletcher (Hibernian), McGlinchey (Celtic), Conroy (Celtic) (sub McAllister (Inverness CT) 78).

Tuesday, 27 March 2007 CANADA 1, SCOTLAND 2 Goals: 0-1 Campbell 47, 1-1 Lammie 72, 1-2 Campbell 78.

ROYAL ATHLETIC PARK, VICTORIA Scotland: Fox (Celtic), Emslie (Rangers), Lynch (Hibernian) (sub Cave-Brown (Norwich City) 90), O’Leary (Kilmarnock) (sub Reynolds (Motherwell) 46), Kenneth (Dundee United), Cameron (Dundee United) (sub Hodge (Blackburn Rovers) 76), Campbell (Hibernian), Lowing (Rangers), McCann (Hibernian), Dorrans (Livingston), Fletcher (Hibernian, capt) (sub McAllister (Inverness CT) 46).

Tuesday, 1 May 2007 SCOTLAND 3, AUSTRIA 1 Goals: 1-0 Campbell 21, 2-0 Reynolds 48, 2-1 Hoffer 75, 3-1 Campbell pen. 80.

FIRHILL STADIUM, GLASGOW Scotland: Fox (Celtic), Cave-Brown (Norwich City), Lowing (Rangers) (sub Considine (Aberdeen) 46), Adams (Kilmarnock), Cuthbert (Celtic, capt) (sub Kenneth (Dundee United) 81), Reynolds (Motherwell) (sub Lynch (Hibernian) 81), McCann (Hibernian) (sub Ross (Dunfermline Athletic) 46), Chisholm (Hibernian) (sub Conroy (Celtic) 61), Dorrans (Livingston), Fletcher (Hibernian) (sub Elliot (Heart of Midlothian) 46), Campbell (Hibernian).

Thursday, 24 May 2007 SCOTLAND 4, NORTHERN IRELAND 0 Goals: 1-0 Adams 11, 2-0 McAllister 70, 3-0 Dorrans 74, 4-0 Gilmour 82.

FIRHILL STADIUM, GLASGOW Scotland: McNeil (Hibernian), Lynch (Hibernian), Considine (Aberdeen) (sub McAllister (Inverness CT) 46), Cuthbert (Celtic, capt), Wallace (Heart of Midlothian), Conroy (Celtic) (sub Gilmour (Clyde) 65), Reynolds (Motherwell), Adams (Kilmarnock), McGlinchey (Celtic) (sub Sutherland (Inverness CT) 71), Campbell (Hibernian) (sub Snodgrass (Livingston) 59), Elliot (Heart of Midlothian) (sub Dorrans (Livingston) 46).

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PREVIOUS WORLD CUP FINALS Scotland has twice played in the FIFA World Championships, and on each occasion reached the quarter finals.

In 1983, having won the UEFA Championship for the first and – so far – only time, Scotland traveled to Mexico in June 1983. The highlight of the tournament was defeating hosts Mexico in a packed Aztec Stadium to reach the quarter finals, where a single goal ended Scotland’s participation.

FIFA WORLD UNDER 19 CHAMPIONSHIPS, MEXICO 1983 3.6.83 South Korea Toluca 2-0 5.6.83 Australia Toluca 1-2 8.6.83 Mexico Mexico City 1-0 11.6.83 Poland Mexico City 0-1 (QF) Four years later, fourth place in the UEFA Championship earned Scotland’s participation in the FIFA event held in Chile in October 1987. After progressing through their group unbeaten, Scotland were unlucky to exit the tournament on penalties after drawing with West Germany.

FIFA WORLD UNDER 19 CHAMPIONSHIPS, CHILE 1987 11.10.87 East Germany Valparaiso 2-1 15.10.87 Bahrain Valparaiso 1-1 18.10.87 Colombia Valparaiso 2-2 21.10.87 West Germany Antofagasta 1-1 (QF, lost on penalties)

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THE SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION June/July 2007