Who's to blame for Scotland's World Cup?

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28 years since their last World Cup appearance, Scotland have failed to produce in the group stages, which has left them sitting third in their group.

JJ Bull explains what went wrong for Scotland and Steve Clarke this World Cup.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:25 How Brazil & Scotland set up
01:04 Scotland woes
03:27 Classic vs current Clarke
05:05 Mcginn miscalculations
06:00 The domino effect of the Haiti game
07:33 Scotlands missing men

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#football #worldcup2026 #scotland

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