Steve Clarke names Scotland starting XI for Iceland friendly
Arnar Gunnlaugsson's side are in Glasgow for an international friendly.
The Scots are looking to get back to winning ways following a 3-1 aggregate defeat to Greece in a UEFA Nations League A play-off in March.
Read more:
Scott McTominay's penalty gave the national team a memorable 1-0 victory in Piraeus, only for the Greeks to come to Hampden and overturn that scoreline by quite the margin in the second leg a few days later.
Iceland come into tonight's friendly off the back of their own UEFA Nations League play-off loss. They were beaten 5-2 over two legs by Kosovo a few months back.
For the upcoming clash at Hampden, Clarke has made five changes to his team that was well beaten by Greece last time out.
Angus Gunn starts between the sticks as Kieran Tierney comes in to make his 50th cap. Billy Gilmour begins in midfield fresh off the back of winning the Scudetto, as George Hirst starts for the first time up front.
Scotland starting XI: Gunn, Robertson, McTominay, Hanley, Tierney, McGinn, Gilmour, Hirst, Souttar, Ferguson, Johnston.
Subs: McCrorie, Slicker, Ralston, Adams, Conway, Hendry, Miller, McKenna, Irving, Wilson, Barron, Doig, Patterson, Bowie.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Daily Mail
an hour ago
- Daily Mail
Cristiano Ronaldo delivers verdict on Lamine Yamal ahead of their first meeting in Nations League final
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has urged the media not to pile excessive pressure upon the young shoulders of Spain starlet Lamine Yamal. Ronaldo, 40, and 17-year-old Yamal will share a pitch for the first time on Sunday when Portugal and Spain meet in Munich in the UEFA Nations League final. Portugal booked their place at the Allianz Arena by beating Germany 2-1 on Wednesday. Ronaldo scored the winner in that semi-final — taking his record-breaking tally of international goals to 137 in 220 senior appearances. Spain then beat France 5-4 in a thrilling second semi-final on Thursday. That was Yamal's 20th senior outing for Spain and he marked it by scoring the fifth and sixth goals of his international career. Despite being over a month away from his 18th birthday, Yamal is already a key player for both Spain and his club Barcelona. He shone as Spain won Euro 2024 last summer and he has already played in more than 100 games for Barca, winning four trophies in the process, including two La Liga titles. Yamal is already being touted as a future Ballon d'Or winner. Indeed, he is currently the second favourite — behind Paris Saint-Germain and France ace Ousmane Dembele — to win this year's edition of football's top individual award. But Ronaldo — a five-time Ballon d'Or winner himself — believes that Yamal should be afforded time and space to develop, rather than being the subject of intense media focus and scrutiny. Ronaldo told reporters this week: 'Lamine Yamal is doing very well, taking advantage of his talent. Let the kid grow. 'Don't put too much pressure on him. Let him be and grow well, take the pressure off. He has no shortage of talent.' There is plenty of spotlight on Ronaldo this summer. His current contract with Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr expires at the end of June and FIFA president Gianni Infantino had suggested that the former Real Madrid and Man United star could be set to join a team competing in the 2025 Club World Cup. However, Ronaldo confirmed this week that he will be involved in the 32-team event taking place in the USA from June 14. 'I will not be at the Club World Cup,' Ronaldo declared. 'Some teams reached out to me. Some made sense and others did not, but you can't try and do everything. You can't catch every ball.' Last month, Ronaldo posted on social media that 'the chapter is over' following Al-Nassr's final league game of the season. That sparked widespread rumours that his time in Riyadh would be coming to an end this summer.
Daily Mirror
3 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
Florian Wirtz's staggering Liverpool salary demands as talks reach crucial stage
Florian Wirtz will become Liverpool's second-best paid player behind Mohamed Salah if he completes a record-breaking transfer from Bayer Leverkusen in the coming days Florian Wirtz is set to treble his wages if he seals a record transfer to Liverpool, with the Germany playmaker expecting to bank an eye-watering £355,000-per-week. The Premier League champions have submitted a third bid - £100m up front with £15m extra in add-ons - that Bayer Leverkusen look set to reject as they hold out for an estimated £124m up front. But talks remain active between the clubs and a report in Bild says that the Bundesliga player of the season will also become the Reds' second best-paid player if he rocks up at Anfield - behind Mohamed Salah 's £400,000 but ahead of Virgil van Dijk's £350,000. Wirtz, 22, has made it clear that Liverpool is the destination he wants and Manchester City have stepped back from their initial interest. Sporting director Richard Hughes is at the forefront of the negotiations and Wirtz is prepared to jet in for a medical next week after featuring for his national team against France in Sunday afternoon's UEFA Nations League third-place play-off. On Friday Leverkusen published images promoting their pre-season tour to Brazil - from July 14 to 24 - featuring an image of Wirtz. The club will use the training facilities of Flamengo while in Rio de Janeiro. But there is a growing expectation that he will be leaving the Bundesliga's second-placed team with Bild saying that the player has already agreed a contract until the summer of 2030 while talks around the fee continue. Liverpool have already completed the signing of full back Jeremie Frimpong - their replacement for Real Madrid-departing Trent Alexander-Arnold - from Leverkusen and are looking to seal a £45m deal for Bournemouth 's Milos Kerkez in the coming days. Arne Slot's squad is also likely to be bolstered with a new centre forward amid doubts around the future of Darwin Nunez. The Uruguayan has struggled to settle in two seasons at the club and remains linked with a switch to Atletico Madrid, whose head coach Diego Simeone is a major fan. Earlier this week former Reds striker Emile Heskey claimed that the club "have got to" strengthen at No9 ahead of next season's attempted defence of their Premier League title.
Scottish Sun
5 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Iceland boss admits they started deliberately targeting rookie Scotland goalkeeper Cieran Slicker
They had a plan for the substitute stopper - and it worked ICELAND boss Arnar Gunnlaugsson admits his team deliberately targeted rookie Scotland goalkeeper Cieran Slicker. The Ipswich Town stopper had a debut to forget at Hampden as the national team stumbled to a 3-1 loss. 2 Iceland manager Arnar Gunnlaugsson Credit: PA 2 It was a tough night in between the sticks for young Cieran Slicker Credit: PA Slicker, 22, came on as a sub for the injured Angus Gunn after seven minutes. Not even a minute later he was picking the ball out of the net. And it was his poor choice of pass that led to the opener. Indeed, Slicker didn't cover himself in glory at end of Iceland's three goals. And after the game, Iceland gaffer Gunnlaugsson told of how he made it clear to his players to target Slicker as soon as he entered the pitch. He demanded they press the young goalie and it proved effective from that very first instance, forcing the bad clearance that ended up with the ball in the net through Andri Gudjohnsen. Gunnlaugsson said: He said: 'It was an instruction to press him straight away. 'It's always difficult for a goalkeeper to come into a game when he's cold. 'It's especially difficult with his feet so it was an opportunity to give it a go.' Scotland boss Steve Clarke conceded that Slicker simply wasn't ready for his international bow. Tartan Army fan who walked to Germany embarking on new challenge for the World Cup Clarke was forced to throw him on for Gunn after No2 Robby McCrorie got crocked the warm-up. And Clarke said: 'It was a difficult night. 'It didn't get off to the best of starts when we lost our number two goalkeeper in the warm-up then two minutes into the game our number one gets injured as well. 'It was a tough night and I feel a little bit for young Cieran. 'I'll sit with him over the next couple of days and have a little chat about it. 'I'll give him reassurance because he probably went in when it was too early. 'He wasn't quite ready for it. That wasn't his fault. That's the circumstances that dictated that. 'We'll now try and support him as much as can. 'Listen, he'll get over it. 'Goalkeepers are a resilient bunch. 'His character is good in and around the squad. He's comfortable. 'This was probably just an opportunity that came a little bit too early for him. But we'll be there to support him and help him. 'Our options are not exactly jumping off the page at me. 'We will go away and see how he reacts, how he is overnight, how he is tomorrow and at training on Sunday. 'Listen, we could talk about might about Cieran and what happened for him, but it's a circumstance I pointed out in March. 'I could see something like this possibly happening. 'The only crumb of comfort to take from it is that it happened in a friendly match. 'And hopefully we can be better prepared when it comes to the autumn. 'It is pretty unusual to have your five first choice goalkeepers all injured. 'Not everyone plays regularly at their club. It is something we have to address and look at. 'But it is not going to change in a click of the fingers. 'It is more for the long term, and the next head coach and the next head coach after that.' Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
