The Athletic understands the current players were consulted on the option of following in the footsteps of the 1998 team Stewart Kendall/Allstar via Getty ImagesJune 3, 2026 5:50 am EDT Updated The Scotland squad will not repeat the show-stopping arrival of the 1998 team after the players decided against wearing a kilt before their opening World Cup match versus Haiti.The Athletic understands the players were consulted on the option of following in the footsteps of captain Colin Hendry and his team when they arrived at the Stade de France to face Brazil in the tournament opener wearing traditional dress 28 years ago.Scotland captain Colin Hendry and midfielder Paul Lambert pose on the pitch in kilts ahead of the 1998 World Cup opener against France (Clive Brunskill/Allsport/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)The kilt is a universally recognised symbol of Scottish identity and FIFA have ruled that they will relax their strict policy on bag sizes to allow the travelling support, known as the Tartan Army, to wear the accompanying sporran – the small pouches worn around the waist.Scotland’s opening game against Haiti is in Boston on June 13 but the current squad opted against the offer from a Glasgow kilt company to fit them in a custom-made lightweight fabric.