Great Scot! Scotland qualifies for World Cup with stunning stoppage time win Jim Reineking, USA TODAY November 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM 0 Scotland qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1998 on Tuesday, Nov. 18. And it did so in the most stunning way possible. Entering the final day of UEFA qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, Scotland needed only a victory over visiting Denmark. It attained the win in a frenzied finish at historic Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland. With the game tied at 22 after 90 minutes, Scotland scored two stoppage time goals to earn a wild 42 win.
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Jim Reineking, USA TODAY November 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Scotland qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1998 on Tuesday, Nov. 18. And it did so in the most stunning way possible.
Entering the final day of UEFA qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, Scotland needed only a victory over visiting Denmark. It attained the win in a frenzied finish at historic Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland.
With the game tied at 2-2 after 90 minutes, Scotland scored two stoppage time goals to earn a wild 4-2 win. And, with that, the Scots are one of 12 European-based nations to directly qualify for next summer's World Cup.
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Here's how the madness went down in Scotland:
1 / 21See jubilant scenes as Scotland qualifies for first World Cup since 1998 in dramatic winScotland's midfielder #04 Scott McTominay grabs the corner flag as Scotland's midfielder #23 Kenny McLean celebrates with teammates after scoring his long-range last-kick of the game goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 European qualification football match between Scotland and Denmark at Hampden Park in Glasgow on November 18, 2025. Scotland scored two dramatic stoppage-time goals to beat 10-man Denmark 4-2 on Tuesday and reach the World Cup for the first time since 1998.
Denmark and Scotland went into stoppage time tied up at two goals apiece. Three minutes in, Kieran Tierney fired a shot from 25 yards out that got past Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel to put Scotland ahead, 3-2.
THE GOAL IN STOPPAGE TIME THAT SENT SCOTLAND TO THE FIFA WORLD CUP FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1998 😱 pic.twitter.com/8OhaqyhdGg
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 18, 2025
Kenny McLean added the exclamation point, scoring from the halfway line, arching a shot over Schmeichel to send the crowd at Hampden Park into madness.
All creatures great and small, Scotland 🏴 is going to the World Cup!!Kenny McLean from downtown.pic.twitter.com/ZfVsP31vXX
— Maximiliano Bretos (@MaxBretosSports) November 18, 2025
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