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8 mins: Gannon-Doak gets free on the right wing and guides a cross into the box.

The initial pass is cleared to the edge of the box where Christie receives the ball.

He decides not to shoot and lays it off to Andy Robertson instead. The Scottish captain does shoot and smokes the effort wide of the nearest post.

Andy Robertson swings a free kick into the box for Scotland and curls it straight onto the head of George Hirst who nods it wide of the target.

Scotland get the ball rolling at Hampden Park.

Scotland take on Curacao at Hampden Park this afternoon as they continue to prepare for their World Cup campaign.

A couple of wins in these friendlies will bring confidence to the squad before they begin their group stage.

It could be a tricky one for Scotland to get out of but the more momentum they can bring into the World Cup the better off they’ll be.

Let’s see if they can win today. Kick off is up next…

Steve Clarke has rested six key players for this friendly.

John McGinn and Scott McTominay sit this match out with Che Adams and Lewis Ferguson also missing.

Kieran Tierney and Ross Stewart are also rested ahead of the World Cup beginning.

Scotland’s last 10 goals across all competitions have been scored by nine different players, with Napoli midfielder Scott McTominay the only player to score more than once during this run.

However, they have failed to find the back of the net in each of their past two matches – losing 1-0 to both Ivory Coast and Japan.

Steve Clarke says Scotland’s friendly against Curacao will give his team an idea of the level that club’s from that part of the world play at ahead of the World Cup starting.

“Curacao and Haiti are quite often playing against each other, so that will give us that level,” head coach Clarke told BBC Scotland.

“It will give us an idea of the level in that part of the world.

“What we hope for is a good competitive game against Curacao and, obviously, no injuries is first and foremost in everybody’s mind.

“We want to win the game and give the crowd a good feeling as we leave and give ourselves a good feeling as we leave the country for what’s going to be a big challenge.”

Terengganu forward Gervane Kastaneer was Curacao’s top scorer in 2026 World Cup qualifying, netting five times, two more than any other team-mate, while he provided the assist for their only goal in their most recent loss to Australia.

Curacao have lost both of their last two matches, 5-1 to Australia and 2-0 to China, this after they had avoided defeat in each of their previous six matches.

All of those came in Concacaf qualifying for the World Cup, with Curacao winning three of them.

Scotland have lost three of their last four matches across all competitions (winning one).

It is as many defeats as they suffered across their previous 12 matches, while they have lost both of their last two and could lose three on the spin for the first time since 2024 – when they had a run of four.