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Scotland in World Cup war of words with Norway over cancelled training match
Published 8 June 2026 Ā· sports
Scotland branded āunprofessional, weakā John McGinn: āOur job is to look after Scotlandā Scotlandās return to the World Cup after a 28-year absence has been
Scotland branded āunprofessional, weakā John McGinn: āOur job is to look after Scotlandā Scotlandās return to the World Cup after a 28-year absence has been immediately overshadowed by a war of words with Norway. Steve Clarke and Scotland were branded āunprofessionalā, āembarrassingā and āweakā by the Norwegians after the cancellation of a training game planned for Monday in Charlotte.
After the Scottish FA expressed āsurpriseā at the Norwegian stance, the Aston Villa midfielder John McGinn told the aggrieved parties to read up on Scotlandās injury situation. With the Scots and Norway both based in North Carolina, a game was scheduled to afford minutes to players requiring them.
Scotland postponed the match on Saturday, with the injury sustained by Billy Gilmour during the recent friendly against CuraƧao ā which put him out of
the World Cup ā apparently uppermost in Clarkeās thoughts. Continue reading...
Published: June 8, 2026 ā¢ 11:26 PM IST Ā· Updated: June 9, 2026 ā¢ 12:09 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points
Scotland branded āunprofessional, weakā John McGinn: āOur job is to look after Scotlandā Scotlandās return to the World Cup after a 28-year absence has been immediately overshadowed by a war of words with Norway.
Steve Clarke and Scotland were branded āunprofessionalā, āembarrassingā and āweakā by the Norwegians after the cancellation of a training game planned for Monday in Charlotte.
After the Scottish FA expressed āsurpriseā at the Norwegian stance, the Aston Villa midfielder John McGinn told the aggrieved parties to read up on Scotlandās injury situation.
With the Scots and Norway both based in North Carolina, a game was scheduled to afford minutes to players requiring them.
Scotland postponed the match on Saturday, with the injury sustained by Billy Gilmour during the recent friendly against CuraƧao ā which put him out of the World Cup ā apparently uppermost in Clarkeās thoughts.
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