It’s official… the coach is stepping down after the World Cup bye

The Scottish Football Association announced on Sunday morning that Steve Clarke has resigned as first team coach after the team was officially confirmed for the World Cup.

And it was published Reuters news agencyA statement from the Scottish Federation reads: “The most successful manager in the history of the national team has ended a nearly seven-year spell in charge of the technical staff after Scotland’s withdrawal from the 2026 World Cup was confirmed.”

Scotland returned to the World Cup finals after a 28-year absence, but finished third in the group stage.

Scotland started their World Cup campaign with a win over Haiti, before losing to Morocco and Brazil to pick up just 3 points.

Scotland were hoping that Ghana would beat Croatia by at least 3 goals to keep their chances of a top three spot alive.

But with the defeat of Ghana against Croatia with a score of 1-2, the official withdrawal of the Scottish team from the World Championship was confirmed.

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