Scott McTominay

Scott McTominay is a confirmed midfielder in Scotland's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, named by Steve Clarke on 19 May 2026 alongside John McGinn, Ryan Christie, Kenny McLean, Billy Gilmour, Lewis Ferguson, Ben Gannon-Doak and Findlay Curtis. The Napoli midfielder is 29 at kick-off and brings 69 senior Scotland caps and 14 international goals into the squad as of 31 March 2026, heading into the country's first World Cup since 1998 under captain Andy Robertson.

Scotland face Haiti, Morocco and Brazil in Group C, opening against Haiti at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on 13 June. Scotland won UEFA Group C to qualify on 18 November 2025, ending a 28-year absence from the World Cup stage. McTominay is listed in the midfield group ahead of his first senior World Cup.

McTominay started in a more defensive role at Manchester United, deployed by José Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjær as a holding midfielder alongside Fred. He is known for scoring goals from runs into the box, headers and volleys, along with physical defensive play and aerial ability.

Since moving to Napoli he has been enrolled in an attacking role, becoming one of the side's dominant attacking forces. His 69 caps and 14 international goals fit a midfielder who steps forward when the shape allows it, with Clarke's 4-2-3-1 placing him in the midfield group alongside McGinn, Christie, Gilmour and Ferguson.

Scotland sit in Tier 4 at £10m within the game's £200m card budget. The Group C draw — Haiti, Morocco and Brazil — frames Clarke's 4-2-3-1 group-stage selection logic, with Scotland returning after a 28-year absence.

McTominay brings Scotland's £10m pick its goal-scoring midfielder profile: 14 international goals, the box-arrival runs that built his attacking Napoli role, and the holding-midfield defensive base from his United days. The £10m slot pays off through that scoring-midfield contribution inside Clarke's 4-2-3-1.