Scotland Defeats Bolivia 4-0 in World Cup Warm-Up Match
Scotland scored four first-half goals in a 4-0 win over Bolivia at Sports Illustrated Stadium in New Jersey. Head coach Steve Clarke said the result leaves him with selection decisions ahead of the opener against Haiti.
riotimesonline.comScotland defeated Bolivia 4-0 in a World Cup warm-up match at Sports Illustrated Stadium in New Jersey. All four goals came in the first half. " He added that he now faces selection choices. "I've got some decisions to make.
The starting XI becomes a fixation, but this is a tournament for your finishing XI," Clarke said. Angus Gunn started in goal and played the full 90 minutes after being confirmed as Scotland's number one goalkeeper earlier in the week. Craig Gordon, 43, is set to be the oldest player at the tournament.
He was replaced by Liam Kelly after 77 minutes in the previous warm-up against Curacao. Aaron Hickey and Andy Robertson are expected to start at full-back. Grant Hanley, 34, who plays for Hibernian, started in central defence alongside Jack Hendry, who plays for Al Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia.
John Souttar and Scott McKenna started in central defence against Curacao. Scott McTominay, who plays for Napoli, started in midfield. Lewis Ferguson, who plays for Bologna, also featured. Andy Robertson said Ferguson "turned into a man" during the qualification campaign.
Ben Doak, 20, who plays for Bournemouth, started on the wing. Clarke said of Doak: "Ben did himself the power of good today. " Ryan Christie, also of Bournemouth, started alongside him. Findlay Curtis scored his first international goal against Curacao.
Lawrence Shankland, who recently signed for Rangers, scored the opening goal against Bolivia and has now scored three goals across the two warm-up matches. " Che Adams, who plays for Torino, started alongside Shankland. Clarke said the two strikers complemented each other well.
Lyndon Dykes played just under 30 minutes alongside Shankland against Curacao. Scotland's World Cup opener is against Haiti on Sunday.

