SCOTLAND - THIRD SHIRT 2004
Scotland's national team are one of international football's most romantic sides, representing a nation that helped invent the modern game and has supplied the world with an unbroken thread of footballing folklore. The Tartan Army - among the most loyal travelling fanbases on the planet - have followed their side to eight FIFA World Cups, with Hampden Park in Glasgow the home of Scottish football.
This legacy has been shaped by legendary figures such as Denis Law, Kenny Dalglish, Jim Baxter, Billy Bremner, and Graeme Souness, whose brilliance has defined Scottish football across generations.
Scotland wore this smart third shirt throughout 2004, a year of upheaval for the Tartan Army following the previous year's heartbreaking Euro 2004 play-off exit. German manager Berti Vogts continued his rebuilding job through the first half of the year, before the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign began in September with a goalless draw at home to Slovenia at Hampden Park. A 1-0 home defeat to Norway in October left the campaign in disarray, and shortly afterwards a 1-1 draw away to Moldova in Chișinău - in which Steven Thomson cancelled out an early Serghei Dadu opener but Scotland could find no winner - proved the final straw. Vogts resigned on 1 November 2004.
As of 2026, Scotland are preparing for their first FIFA World Cup since 1998, drawn into a group with Brazil, Morocco and Haiti - a fitting near-mirror of the side's 1998 campaign, which also featured Brazil and Morocco. With a squad built around captain Andy Robertson, Aston Villa skipper John McGinn, Naples icon Scott McTominay, and veteran goalkeeper Craig Gordon, the Tartan Army travel to North America under manager Steve Clarke aiming to do what no Scotland team has ever done: progress beyond the group stage of a World Cup. They've made a strong start, winning their first game and topping the group after a match played!
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