⚽ The Kick-Off | Thursday 11th December 2025
Hamilton's Gerry Strain's Scottish FA appeal rejected. Inverness through in the Scottish Cup. World Cup group TV picks confirmed. Cesar Garza's Dundee loan spell to be cut short.
🌎 Days until Haiti v Scotland at the World Cup: 184
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #209: Dunfermline Athletic reached the semi-final of the UEFA Cup Winners Cup during the 1968-69 season. They lost 2-1 on aggregate to eventual winners Slovan Bratislava.
LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
🏆 Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Third Round
Tranent 1 - 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
➡️ Parks Motor Group Lowland League
East Stirlingshire 0 - 3 Caledonian Braves
University of Stirling 2 - 3 Clydebank
🏆 Morrisons Motors Aberdeenshire Shield Second Round
Banks o’ Dee 0 - 2 Aberdeen
🏆 Morrisons Motors Aberdeenshire Shield Semi-Final
Fraserburgh 1 - 1 Keith (Fraserburgh won 5-3 on penalties)
NEWS
🔴 Hamilton Academical’s Gerry Strain’s right to appeal against the decision that he was deemed not fit and proper by the Scottish FA has been rejected. - Scottish FA website
🏆 Inverness Caledonian Thistle are into the fourth round of the Scottish Cup following their 2-1 win over Lowland League club Tranent last night.
The game was played at Haddington Athletic’s home ground after the tie had been postponed three times. Inverness will travel to face The Spartans in the fourth round.
⚽️ Oli McBurnie marked his return from injury with a goal in Hull City’s 2-0 win over Wrexham.
Former Scotland youth international Kyle Joseph got the other goal.
🔚 Cesar Garza’s loan spell at Dundee from Monterrey is set to be cut short.
The Mexico Under-20 midfielder has only featured twice under Steven Pressley, and now a loan spell back in Mexico is being lined up. - George Cran, The Courier
📺 The World Cup 2026 group TV schedule has been agreed between the BBC and ITV.
Haiti v Scotland will be live on the BBC, as will the Brazil game. Our second Group C game against Morocco will be live on ITV/STV.
The opening game of the World Cup between Mexico and South Africa will be live on ITV/STV. - Elizabeth Botcherby, BBC
🎟️ The FIFA Random Selection Draw registration window opens tomorrow at 4pm UK time. The ballot deadline is 4pm on January 13.
Fans will find out in early February if they are successful in the draw. - FIFA website
🆚 Scotland Men’s Under-19s and Under-17s have learnt their opponents in European Championship qualifying.
The Under-19s will face Italy, the Republic of Ireland, and Poland in round one qualifying for the 2026-27 Championship.
The Under-17s will face Spain, Turkey, and Northern Ireland in round two qualifying for the 2025-26 Championship.
The Under-17s will also face Sweden, Finland, and Albania in round one qualifying for the 2026-27 Championship. - Scotland National Team on X
📱 A new SPFL mobile game has been launched. Crowd Legends allows Scottish football fans to build their ultimate dream team - pairing up today’s top SPFL players with some of the League’s all-time greats. - SPFL website
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
🏆 UEFA Europa League – League Phase
Celtic v AS Roma (8pm - live on TNT Sports 3)
Ferencvaros v Rangers (5.45pm - live on TNT Sports 4)
🏆 UEFA Conference League – League Phase
Aberdeen v Strasbourg (8pm - live on TNT Sports 4)
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