'World Cup expanded to include brilliant Scotland'

Saturday, 2 March 2024
Fifa president Gianni Infantino hailed Scotland for "quite brilliantly" qualifying for Euro 2024 and joked the 2026 World Cup has been expanded in the hope of including Steve Clarke's side.

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