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Ewan Murray

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456 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Football Weekly
World Cup 2026 preview: Groups A-D – Football Weekly

Where it isn't for quite a lot, including England, for example.

Football Weekly
World Cup 2026 preview: Groups A-D – Football Weekly

You know, we can't underestimate... I've had a rough look at the temperatures and the heat and the humidity and some of these...

Football Weekly
World Cup 2026 preview: Groups A-D – Football Weekly

You could have Tyler Fletcher.

Football Weekly
World Cup 2026 preview: Groups A-D – Football Weekly

Tyler Fletcher versus Casemiro.

Football Weekly
World Cup 2026 preview: Groups A-D – Football Weekly

What a story Tyler Fletcher is.

Football Weekly
World Cup 2026 preview: Groups A-D – Football Weekly

Have you picked that one up?

Football Weekly
World Cup 2026 preview: Groups A-D – Football Weekly

So what happened was because, obviously, seasons finish at different times, some players got a break, the Scotland squad to train for the lead-up to the Kudosau game was pretty diminished in number.

Football Weekly
World Cup 2026 preview: Groups A-D – Football Weekly

So Steve Clarke brought in five young players just to boost those training numbers.

Football Weekly
World Cup 2026 preview: Groups A-D – Football Weekly

Now, Tyler Fletcher was one of those.

Football Weekly
World Cup 2026 preview: Groups A-D – Football Weekly

Having never played for Scotland's full team, never been in the squad,

Football Weekly
World Cup 2026 preview: Groups A-D – Football Weekly

But from what I'm told, he was the best player in training all week, which might imply something about the rest of them.

Football Weekly
World Cup 2026 preview: Groups A-D – Football Weekly

However, he was the best player in training.

Football Weekly
World Cup 2026 preview: Groups A-D – Football Weekly

And he's on the bench against Curacao, Billy Gilmore, horrid luck, horrid episode, hurts his knee, injures his knee, out of the World Cup.

Football Weekly
World Cup 2026 preview: Groups A-D – Football Weekly

Now, there are others that Steve Clarke has had on the squad, midfield players, who you might assume was ahead of Tyler Fletcher.

Football Weekly
World Cup 2026 preview: Groups A-D – Football Weekly

But instead, Fletcher's performance against Curacao was excellent.

Football Weekly
World Cup 2026 preview: Groups A-D – Football Weekly

As I said, his performances in training are seemingly similar.

Football Weekly
World Cup 2026 preview: Groups A-D – Football Weekly

And I wonder if there's a little bit of politics involved because his brother plays for England's youth teams and both brothers can play for England or Scotland.

Football Weekly
World Cup 2026 preview: Groups A-D – Football Weekly

I wonder if they're trying to...

Football Weekly
World Cup 2026 preview: Groups A-D – Football Weekly

convinced Tyler and maybe Jack to play for Scotland although that's maybe overly cynical on my part but lo and behold he's been added to the World Cup squad and flew out with the Scotland team so it's a great story and he just looks to me straight away a player who will be so comfortable in any environment that I wouldn't be surprised if he features at some point in the World Cup.

Football Weekly
World Cup 2026 preview: Groups A-D – Football Weekly

That 1974 was when they played Italy and Dino Zoff hadn't conceded a goal for something like...