SCOTLAND - HOME SHIRT 2010
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 home shirt throughout 2010, the first full year under new manager Craig Levein, the former Hearts and Dundee United boss who had taken charge in December 2009 after George Burley's departure. The UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign began with a 0-0 draw away in Lithuania and a last-gasp 2-1 home win over Liechtenstein - Stephen McManus heading in deep into stoppage time - before Levein's tactics drew widespread criticism in Prague on 8 October, when his side lined up in a now-infamous 4-6-0 formation without a recognised striker and lost 1-0 to the Czech Republic. Four days later came the year's standout occasion at Hampden Park, when Scotland hosted reigning World and European champions Spain - Steven Naismith's first international goal and a Gerard Piqué own goal twice dragging the Tartan Army back from behind, before Fernando Llorente's late header from the bench settled a thrilling 3-2 Spanish victory in front of 51,000 in Glasgow.
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.
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