Scotland: Steve Clarke’s questions 100 days before the World Cup opens

While the selection of the team is largely in the hands of the head coach, there are some things outside of his control that are causing some uproar.

Most notable is the dispute between Foxborough town chiefs – home to Gillette Stadium, which is set to host Scotland’s first two group stage matches against Haiti and Morocco – and those responsible for security funding over what has been reported., external Lack.

However, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey insisted , external“The World Cup will happen.”

“It will be in Massachusetts,” she said. “It will be great to have people come from all over the world and see what a wonderful state we are.”

Another state Scots will see is New Jersey. There is little uncertainty about the opposition.

Although not officially announced, it was understood that Scotland’s final friendly match before the tournament would be against Peru.

However, it seems, external Spain will now play Peru, forcing the Scots to find another opponent for the match scheduled for June 6.

Clarke has expressed his desire to face one of the South American nations and Venezuela has been widely linked as an alternative.

There will also be a new face opposite Clarke in Scotland’s second match in the finals, namely Mohamed Wehbe, after Morocco parted ways with its coach, Walid Regragui, on Thursday.

The 50-year-old led them to the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup – the first African team to reach that stage of the tournament – and to the final of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations, which was held in Morocco.

Senegal won in a chaotic and controversial match, in Ragragui’s final match in charge.