Draw reveals Scotland's potential route to 2026 World Cup final

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scotland is possible Road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup FinalThis was revealed after the draw of lots in Washington DC.

The Scots are looking forward to their first World Cup since 1998, for which they qualified in the most dramatic fashion. Scored two stoppage-time stunners to send Denmark top spot In their final Group C qualifier.

napoli talisman Scott McTominay Will lead the charge for the Tartan Army, who will be dreaming of seeing his country win a game at a major tournament after experiencing only defeats and draws in the last two Euros.

And while such a result might satisfy the traveling fans, they now know that Scotland’s theoretical path to the biggest match in the four-year football calendar should dash all hopes of Steve Clarke’s side.

Having been drawn in Group C, Scotland will face Brazil, Morocco and Haiti in their three group fixtures. The venues for these games have not been confirmed yet.

If they top the group they will face the country that finishes as runners-up in Group F in the round of 32. If they finish as runners-up, they will face the winner of the group that consists of the Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia and the winners of the UEFA Path B qualifying play-offs (Ukraine/Sweden/Poland/Albania).

If Scotland are among the eight best third-placed teams at the end of the group stage, they will face one of the winners of Group A, E or I in the first knockout stage.

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For ease of projection, let us assume that Scotland ended Second and the Netherlands topped their group, setting up that round of 32 meeting.

They will then face the winner of the meeting between the runners-up in Group A and the runners-up in Group B. Additionally, there could be a tough quarter-final against France or Germany should they top their group (E and I respectively).

Should England win their group in our scenario, the earliest they will face Scotland is the final. Below are our predictions using the current FIFA rankings to create the probable brackets.

Group fixtures:

June 13: Scotland vs. Haiti (Gillette Stadium, Foxboro or MetLife Stadium, New Jersey)

18th June: Scotland vs Morocco (Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia or Gillette Stadium, Foxborough)

June 24: Scotland vs. Brazil (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami or Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta)

Round of 32:

29 June: Scotland vs Netherlands (Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe)

Round of 16:

4th July: Scotland vs. South Korea (NRG Stadium, Houston)

Last stop:

9th July: Scotland v France (Gillette Stadium, Foxborough)

Semifinals:

14 July: Scotland vs Spain (AT&T Stadium, Dallas)

Last:

19th July: Scotland vs Argentina (MetLife Stadium, New Jersey)