The Scotland head coach feels like a new man heading into a seismic World Cup opener with Haiti - and he is sensing a fresh wave of optimism.

Scotland fans who call themselves the Tartan Army will soon swarm Boston and Providence ahead of the World Cup matches in Foxboro.

Scotland head coach Melissa Andreatta: "I'm mixed [emotions]. "I'm a bit all over the place to be honest. "Proud, if I put some words on it right now, proud, really pleased with the campaign and the performances. "In the second half we were aware of what was happening in that other game, we had processes in place to have that information handy, but I think what's bigger than pressure is expectation, and these players have high expectations of themselves, and no one can be harder on themselves than this group. "I think to manage all that and perform the way that they have across the six games. "Yeah, I'm just proud of them, and it puts us on the front foot and in good standing for the first playoff. "I don't think she'll [Caroline Weir] like me talking too much about her. "She's quite humble, you know what, she'd want me to talk about her teammates, and she is so well supported by the other leaders in the group."

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Highland folk-rock hero Kenny Smith could still miss out on his USA World Cup dream even with his travel plight set to be raised in the UK Parliament.

In the wee hours of Sunday morning, the Scotland men’s football team will play their first match at a World Cup in 28 years. I was fourteen during France ‘98, only one year older than my daughter is now.

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Steve Clarke must show he has learned lessons from the Euros and send Scotland out to attack Haiti in order to seize their chance of making