Scotland v Ivory Coast LIVE: Team news as Tartan Army head to Liverpool for pre-World Cup friendly
Steve Clarke’s side are looking for some momentum after a flat defeat to Japan at Hampden on Saturday
Scotland head to Liverpool to face Ivory Coast in a friendly as Steve Clarke gives his players on last opportunity to book their place to the World Cup this summer.
Scotland fell to a flat 1-0 defeat to Japan on Saturday and Clarke’s side are now looking to build some momentum as they take on an Ivory Coast side ranked five places above them in the Fifa rankings.
The Tartan Army will face Morocco in this summer’s World Cup group stages, so Ivory Coast have been identified as ideal opposition for Clarke’s players to step up their preparations.
Scotland will play the three-time African champions at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium, which will host an international men’s friendly for the first time since it was opened at the start of the season.
It will stage a pre-World Cup audition for some of Clarke’s pack, with this fixture the last match Scotland will play before the head coach names his squad for the tournament this summer.
