⚽ The Kick-Off | Wednesday 19th November 2025
No Scotland No Party! World Cup here we come.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #193:
Kenny MacLean is no longer the mayor of Norwich. He is now the First Minister of Scotland.LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
🏆 FIFA World Cup Qualifying – Group C
Scotland 4 - 2 Denmark
🏆 UEFA Under-21 European Championship Qualifying – Group B
Scotland 1 - 0 Bulgaria
🏆 UEFA Under-19 European Championship Qualifying – Group 8
Scotland 0 - 4 England
SCOTLAND
When you go will you send back a letter from America?
Take a look up the rail track from Miami to Canada.
Denmark no more
Belarus no more
Greece no more
Dreamin’ no more
😭 The only news to know today is that after 10,011 days since last playing in a men’s FIFA World Cup, Scotland have qualified as group winners and are off to North America next summer.
Arise, Sir Scott McTominay, Lawrence Shankland, Kieran Tierney, and Lawrence Shankland.
🔝 Another look at that group table to remind ourselves it is indeed real.
🤩 What it means…
🤩 Also what it means…
James McFadden: “I think we have witnessed the best three goals in Scotland’s history in the one game.”
🌎 The FIFA World Cup 2026 draw: Friday, 5 December at 5pm. We will be in Pot 3. You can view all the groups in this BBC article from Dale Johnson.
🆚 Both Kieran Tierney and Kenny MacLean are up for goal of the round by UEFA. - You can vote for them here
🆚 Radio commentary really cannot be beaten. Soak it in.
🆚 Oh Flower of Scotland…
⚽️ Scotland Under-21s beat Bulgaria 1-0 thanks to Dire Mebude’s goal. - view the group here
⚽️ Scotland Under-19s were comfortably beaten 4-0 by England yesterday. The English side featured Max Dowman of Arsenal. The young Scots finished third in their qualification group.
OTHER NEWS
🔵 Rangers have appointed Lincoln City’s Scott Fry as their new first ever set-piece coach.
Last season, Lincoln scored 30 goals from set-pieces, the most in League One. - Ewan Paton, Rangers Review
⭐️ East Kilbride’s John Robertson is the star man in the SPFL Team of the Week.
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
🏆 UEFA Women’s Europa Cup – Round of 16 - Second Leg
Sporting CP (1) v (1) Glasgow City (7.45pm)
🏆 KDM Evolution Trophy - League Phase
Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir (7.45pm)
➡️ Breedon Highland League
Brechin City v Keith
Brora Rangers v Clachnacuddin
Buckie Thistle v Turriff United
Forres Mechanics v Deveronvale
Lossiemouth v Nairn County
(all 8pm kick-offs)
🏆 Morrisons Motors Aberdeenshire Shield – Quarter Final
Banks o’Dee v Aberdeen (8pm)
plus East of Scotland Qualifying Cup and J Haig Gordon Memorial Trophy matches. View all fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixture website.
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