Even the kilts have been left at home this time.
Twenty-eight years after a bleached-blonde Ally McCoist and an aviator-wearing Colin Hendry danced around the Stade de France ahead of their World Cup opener against Brazil, Scotland have got serious as they make their long-awaited return to the big time.
In a remarkable twist of fate, Scotland will face two of the same group opponents as they did in 1998 across the Pond this summer, but that is where the similarities end, as Steve Clarke and the Tartan Army look to do something they have never done in their history.
While breaking their World Cup finals qualification hoodoo is a mighty monkey off their backs, Clarke and his men want more, given they have reached three of the last four majors under his tutelage.
The expanded format made qualification easier, while also giving more opportunities to go that step further and reach those previously elusive knockout rounds.
