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FT Saturday, May 30, 2026
Curaçao DWDLL 1
–
Scotland WLWLL 4
1st2ndT
CUW101
SCO134
Hampden Park · 44,433 att.

Match Report

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Lawrence Shankland bags double in Scotland's World Cup send-off

Lawrence Shankland staked his claim for a World Cup start with a brace in Scotland's 4-1 friendly win against 10-man Curacao at Barclays Hampden.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
8
7
Saves
2
33.5
Possession
66.5
9
SHOTS
18
3
ON GOAL
11
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
236
Accurate Passes
535
300
Passes
590
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
9
10
Crosses
36
0.4
Cross %
0.3
67
Long Balls
29
27
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.8
2
Blocked Shots
2
3
Effective Tackles
11
9
Tackles
15
0.3
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
8
22
Effective Clearances
13
22
Clearances
13

Lineups

SCO · 4-4-2

  1. 21Craig GordonG
  2. 26Scott McKennaCD-L
  3. 15John SouttarCD-R
  4. 3Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 2Aaron HickeyRB
  6. 23Kenny McLeanCM-L
  7. 8Billy GilmourCM-R
  8. 20Lawrence ShanklandLM
  9. 11Ryan ChristieRM
  10. 18George HirstCF-L
  11. 17Ben Gannon-DoakCF-R

CUW · 5-4-1

  1. 1Eloy RoomG
  2. 1Eloy Victor RoomG
  3. 23Riechedly BazoerCD
  4. 18Armando ObispoCD-L
  5. 3Juriën GaariCD-R
  6. 24Deveron FonvilleLB
  7. 5Sherel FloranusRB
  8. 10Leandro BacunaCM-L
  9. 8Livano ComenenciaCM-R
  10. 7Juninho BacunaLM
  11. 21Tahith ChongRM
  12. 9Jürgen LocadiaF

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Scotland 0, Curaçao 1. Tahith Chong (Curaçao) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Armando Obispo.
  2. 24'
  3. 24'
  4. 26'
  5. 26'
  6. 27'
  7. 27'
  8. 28'
  9. 28'
  10. 36' Tahith Chong (Curaçao) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 37'
  12. 38' Jürgen Locadia (Curaçao) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  13. 38'
  14. 40'
  15. 40'
  16. 42'
  17. 42'
  18. 42' Substitution, Scotland. Findlay Curtis replaces Billy Gilmour because of an injury.
  19. 45' Goal! Scotland 1, Curaçao 1. Findlay Curtis (Scotland) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kenny McLean.
  20. 45' Substitution, Scotland. Dominic Hyam replaces Scott McKenna.
  21. 45' Substitution, Scotland. Lyndon Dykes replaces George Hirst.
  22. 45' Substitution, Scotland. Grant Hanley replaces John Souttar.
  23. 45' Substitution, Scotland. Nathan Patterson replaces Aaron Hickey.
  24. 45' Substitution, Curaçao. Gervane Kastaneer replaces Riechedly Bazoer.
  25. 45' Substitution, Scotland. Tyler Fletcher replaces Ben Gannon-Doak.
  26. 49' Kenny McLean (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  27. 55' Substitution, Curaçao. Godfried Roemeratoe replaces Leandro Bacuna.
  28. 59' Goal! Scotland 2, Curaçao 1. Lawrence Shankland (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Christie following a corner.
  29. 61' Substitution, Curaçao. Jeremy Antonisse replaces Juninho Bacuna.
  30. 61' Substitution, Curaçao. Tyrese Noslin replaces Livano Comenencia.
  31. 64' Goal! Scotland 3, Curaçao 1. Lawrence Shankland (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lyndon Dykes.
  32. 68' Tyler Fletcher (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  33. 69'
  34. 69'
  35. 71'
  36. 71'
  37. 77' Substitution, Scotland. Liam Kelly replaces Craig Gordon.
  38. 77' Substitution, Scotland. Anthony Ralston replaces Andy Robertson.
  39. 77' Substitution, Scotland. James Wilson replaces Lawrence Shankland.
  40. 81' Goal! Scotland 4, Curaçao 1. Ryan Christie (Scotland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  41. 83' Gervane Kastaneer (Curaçao) is shown the yellow card.

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