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Curaçao person ne'er beaten a European team. On nan different hand, Scotland person grounded to triumph immoderate of their past six matches against nations from Concacaf, a dismal tally that stretches backmost to a 4-1 triumph complete Trinidad and Tobago successful 2004. So successful that respect, this one’s firmly successful nan balance. Here, while we’re connected nan subject, Scotland were nan recipient of mucho pelters erstwhile they mislaid to Costa Rica astatine Italia 90, but let’s beryllium fair, Juan Cayasso’s victor is 1 of nan awesome under-appreciated goals successful World Cup history. What a move! Hey, it’s been 36 years, we tin grin astir it now.
This lucifer is being billed by nan wise and highly respected mandarins of nan SFA arsenic “The Big Send-Off”. We’ve been present before, of course. Though if a Big Send-Off is erstwhile again a precursor to, and karmic guarantee of, a capacity for illustration this …
… you’d woody connected it, no? I’d return it successful a heartbeat. Haiti and Morocco mightiness beryllium reliable watches, but it’ll beryllium worthy going done nan mill to spot what Ben Gannon-Doak does to Brazil.
The teams
Scotland: Gordon, Hickey, Souttar, McKenna, Robertson, Doak, Gilmour, McLean, Christie, Shankland, Hirst.
Subs: Kelly, Gunn, Fletcher, Hanley, Graham, Dykes, Wilson, Hendry, Hyam, Patterson, Ralston, Curtis.
Curaçao: Room, Gaari, Bazoer, Obispo, Floranus, Leandro Bacuna, Comenencia, Fonville, Chong, Locadia, Juninho Bacuna.
Subs: Doornbusch, Bodak, Sambo, van Eijma, Roemeratoe, Antonisse, Hansen, Noslin, Gorre, Margaritha, Martha, Kastaneer, Kuwas, Brenet, Felida.
Preamble
Look, you’d deliberation Scotland should do for Curaçao. But past …
… and you cognize really things spell erstwhile we each get up of ourselves …
… and to beryllium fair, Curaçao are classed 82nd successful nan world, conscionable 39 awkward of nan 43rd-ranked Scots. Also there’s nan Dick Advocaat factor. It could beryllium fun. It should beryllium fun. Kick-off astatine Hampden Park is astatine 1pm BST. It’s on!
