World Cup
Encounters with Mobutu, Franco and a quest to see Scotland in the 1974 World Cup
![Rosario Central's new third jersey](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17425215.jpg)
![Rosario Central's new third jersey](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17425215.jpg)
![Saudi Arabia is now in pole position to host the 2034 Fifa Men’s World Cup](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17412383.jpg)
![Saudi Arabia is now in pole position to host the 2034 Fifa Men’s World Cup](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17412383.jpg)
Opinion
![Scotland fans celebrate](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17012587.jpg)
![Scotland fans celebrate](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17012587.jpg)
Opinion
![Scotland Head coach Gregor Townsend](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16757791.jpg)
![Scotland Head coach Gregor Townsend](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16757791.jpg)
![FIFA President Gianni Infantino, left, takes a selfie with Lima, a former Santos soccer player, and others, during the wake of the late Brazilian soccer great Pelé, who lies in state, at Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16319316.jpg)
![FIFA President Gianni Infantino, left, takes a selfie with Lima, a former Santos soccer player, and others, during the wake of the late Brazilian soccer great Pelé, who lies in state, at Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16319316.jpg)
![Salt Bae is a monument to tackiness and should have been nowhere near Argentina's celebrations](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16284141.jpg)
![Salt Bae is a monument to tackiness and should have been nowhere near Argentina's celebrations](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16284141.jpg)
Issue Of The Day
![Lionel Messi has become the first attacker kept quiet by Davie Weir to lift the World Cup](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16277844.jpg)
![Lionel Messi has become the first attacker kept quiet by Davie Weir to lift the World Cup](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16277844.jpg)
![Beckham's statement says nothing, means nothing and proves he stands for nothing.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16273148.jpg)
![Beckham's statement says nothing, means nothing and proves he stands for nothing.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16273148.jpg)
![The normally bubbly, almost overbearingly flamboyant Gordon Brown slumped in his seat.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16230824.jpg)
![The normally bubbly, almost overbearingly flamboyant Gordon Brown slumped in his seat.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16230824.jpg)
!['Respect if foreign to you and something you maybe don't quite understand'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16188124.jpg)
!['Respect if foreign to you and something you maybe don't quite understand'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16188124.jpg)
Issue Of The Day
![Harry Kane with his principles before the FA realised he might get a yellow card for having them.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16180161.jpg)
![Harry Kane with his principles before the FA realised he might get a yellow card for having them.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16180161.jpg)
Issue Of The Day
![It's the moment fans and migrant workers have been dying for.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16174942.jpg)
![It's the moment fans and migrant workers have been dying for.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16174942.jpg)
![The legendary Rose Reilly will be immortalised in Scotland's National Portrait Gallery](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16168186.jpg)
![The legendary Rose Reilly will be immortalised in Scotland's National Portrait Gallery](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16168186.jpg)
![Like all true punks, BrewDog put 'punk' on the bottles they sell in Morrisons.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16138650.jpg)
![Like all true punks, BrewDog put 'punk' on the bottles they sell in Morrisons.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16138650.jpg)
![Few players have ever headed a ball with as much power as Maradona did against England.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16101254.jpg)
![Few players have ever headed a ball with as much power as Maradona did against England.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16101254.jpg)
![What time and how to watch World Cup play off draw today](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13239115.jpg)
![What time and how to watch World Cup play off draw today](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13239115.jpg)
![When is the World Cup play off draw and how to watch](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13238253.jpg)
![When is the World Cup play off draw and how to watch](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13238253.jpg)
![Scotland v Moldova kick off time and how to watch live on TV TONIGHT](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13185867.jpg)
![Scotland v Moldova kick off time and how to watch live on TV TONIGHT](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13185867.jpg)
![Scotland will play Denmark on Monday November 15](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13187353.jpg)
![Scotland will play Denmark on Monday November 15](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13187353.jpg)
![Scotland v Moldova: When is it, TV channel and how to watch](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12985709.jpg)
![Scotland v Moldova: When is it, TV channel and how to watch](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12985709.jpg)
![Scotland will play the Faroe Islands tonight](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12448217.jpg)
![Scotland will play the Faroe Islands tonight](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12448217.jpg)
![Martin Compston described the atmosphere of the Scotland v Israel match as the 'best ever'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13088863.jpg)
![Martin Compston described the atmosphere of the Scotland v Israel match as the 'best ever'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13088863.jpg)
![Hampden Park is operating at full capacity, with the biggest crowd since 2017 expected](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12246141.jpg)
![Hampden Park is operating at full capacity, with the biggest crowd since 2017 expected](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12246141.jpg)
![Scotland will face the Faroe Islands on October 12](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12663008.jpg)
![Scotland will face the Faroe Islands on October 12](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12663008.jpg)
![Steve Clarke's Scotland side will face Israel this weekend](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12985709.jpg)
![Steve Clarke's Scotland side will face Israel this weekend](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12985709.jpg)
![World Cup Qualifiers: When is Scotland v Israel match?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12985709.jpg)
![World Cup Qualifiers: When is Scotland v Israel match?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12985709.jpg)
![Scotland continue their World Cup qualification campaign tonight](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12975994.jpg)
![Scotland continue their World Cup qualification campaign tonight](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12975994.jpg)
![The World Cup will take place in Doha in 2022](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12787613.jpg)
![The World Cup will take place in Doha in 2022](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12787613.jpg)
![Quatar will host the 2022 World Cup](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12787613.jpg)
![Quatar will host the 2022 World Cup](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12787613.jpg)
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