Scotland to face Ivory Coast in World Cup warm-up game at Everton’s…

Scotland to face Ivory Coast in World Cup warm-up game at Everton’s…

Scotland will play the Ivory Coast at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium on March 31.

It is the latest World Cup warm-up pleasant for Steve Clarke’s facet, who will also host Japan on March 28 and Curacao in a Hampden Park farewell on May 30.

The Scottish FA confirmed an extra abroad pleasant was “close to being finalised”.

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Scotland beat Denmark 4-2 at Hampden Park to qualify for the World Cup

Scotland’s match against the Côte d’Ivoire – who reached the quarter-final of the Africa Cup of Nations – can be the first assembly between the nations.

Like Japan and Curacao, they’ve also booked their place at the World Cup.

Scotland head coach Clarke said: “We’re happy to verify Côte d’Ivoire as our second opponents for the March worldwide window, following on from Japan’s go to to Glasgow.

“We needed to face African opposition before we play Morocco in the summer season, and I’m positive Côte d’Ivoire will give us a very stern take a look at.

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In a wide-ranging interview last month, Steve Clarke mirrored on Scotland qualifying for the World Cup for the first time since 1998, his plans for the USA, talks with Newcastle Utd’s Harvey Barnes and far more…

“It will also be good to play at the Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool. The supporters will enjoy the opportunity to visit the new stadium.”

When do Scotland play Japan and Curacao?

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Scotland are returning to the World Cup for the first time since 1998

Scotland’s match against Japan – who had been the first nation to qualify for the World Cup – will happen on March 28 (5pm kick-off) at Hampden Park.

It can be the team’s first game again at the national stadium since qualification was confirmed.

This can be Japan’s first go to to Barclays Hampden, however the two international locations have performed each other on three events – with two goalless attracts and a win for Samurai Blue.

One of those stalemates did result in Scotland successful the Kirin Cup – hosted by Japan – again in 2006.

Head coach Steve Clarke’s facet will then face Curacao – the smallest nation to qualify for a World Cup – on May 30 (1pm kick-off).

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A goalless draw secured Curacao’s place at the World Cup

That fixture against former Rangers boss Dick Advocaat’s facet will give supporters one last probability to see the team before they fly off to the USA.

Clarke said that he was “pleased to secure the visit of Japan, who are in the top 20 of FIFA’s World Rankings” and added that Curacao “should give us a feel for the CONCACAF federation before our game against Haiti”.

Ahead of that game against Japan on March 28, Clarke added: “It will be great to meet up with the squad for the first time since that crazy, momentous night, when they took us back to the World Cup after such a long time.

“We can spend the first day reminiscing however then it is again to the critical enterprise of making ready for the summer season.”

Who Scotland face at the World Cup

Scotland’s World Cup Group C games

Scotland’s World Cup opener is against Haiti on June 14 in Boston as the nation return to the males’s World Cup for the first time since 1998.

Scotland then face Morocco on June 19, also at the Gillette Stadium, and end their Group C fixtures against five-time winners Brazil in Miami on June 24.

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