Scotland to face Brazil, Morocco & Haiti in World Cup finals

Scotland will face Brazil, Morocco and Haiti in a nostalgic return to the men's World Cup finals next year.

The Scots are making their first appearance at the tournament for 28 years, where they will play two of their foes from the 1998 competition in the form of Brazil and Morocco.

Steve Clarke's side will open against Haiti on Saturday 13 June in Boston or New York.

They will then take on Morocco on Friday 19 June in Boston or Philadelphia, before finishing against five-time winners Brazil in either Atlanta or Miami on Wednesday 24 June.

FIxtures will be finalised on Saturday.

The finals are being held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, with most games in the USA.

Scotland were drawn as a pot three team at a mammoth ceremony in Washington DC after dramatically stunning Denmark in one of the country's finest ever nights to top their qualifying group.

Unsurprisingly, the Scots have never played against Haiti, who are 84th in the Fifa world rankings.

Under Clarke, Scotland have made it to two European Championships, but reaching next summer's finals represents a monumental watershed moment for a nation starved of appearances from their men's side at a finals for nearly three decades.

In 1998, Scotland and Brazil opened the World Cup at the Stade de France, only for a Tom Boyd own goal gifting the South Americans a narrow 2-1 win.

Following a 1-1 draw with Norway, Scotland went to St Etienne with hope of progression, only to be beaten 3-0.