Scotland will step onto a World Cup pitch for the first time since 1998 when they face Haiti at Gillette Stadium in Boston on June 13, 2026. The match kicks off at 9 PM ET, ending what has been one of the longest droughts in European football.
To put that gap in perspective: the last time Scotland played at a World Cup, Google was founded the same year. An entire generation of Scottish football fans has grown up without seeing their national team on the sport’s biggest stage. That changes in Boston.
The road to Boston
Scotland punched their ticket to the 2026 tournament with a 4-2 victory over Denmark on November 18, 2025.
Head coach Steve Clarke has been the architect of this turnaround. His reward for getting Scotland back to the World Cup was a contract extension through the 2030 tournament, a clear signal from the Scottish Football Association that they see him as a long-term builder rather than a short-term fix.
