The Big Questions Now Scotland Are Going To The World Cup

Still watching Kenny McLean's humdinger of a extremity from nan halfway line? Aye, same.

But person you watched it pinch Alasdair Lamont's power commentary, accompanied by Celine Dion's Titanic? It's highly recommended.

Once you've vanished replaying nan highlights connected loop, erstwhile nan tear ducts person each dried up and erstwhile Alexa has stiff from nan repeats of We Have A Dream, it's astir clip to deliberation astir what qualification means.

For younger fans, it's nan eventual unknown. Unchartered waters. Scotland’s men astatine nan World Cup for nan first clip successful our lifetimes.

We're being told to savour this moment. If Tuesday’s scenes are thing to spell by, that won't beryllium an issue.

But what are we really suppose to beryllium looking guardant to?

BBC Sport Scotland asks nan cardinal questions arsenic our attraction afloat turns to North America.

You thought past summertime was nan vacation of a lifetime? Strap yourselves in.

This isn't a wee jaunt to Germany. A formation which tin return conscionable a matter of hours. A state which tin beryllium driven to. An opening time venue which tin beryllium walked aliases cycled to.

Oh no. This is simply a trip.

Flocks of fans aren't rushing to recreation agents successful nan aforesaid measurement they did 2 years ago, because that would conscionable beryllium bonkers. The group stages are divided into 3 regions of west, cardinal and eastbound - you tin publication much connected that - but we're talking astir a immense continent.

More than 1,200 miles abstracted Los Angeles and Vancouver successful nan west, location are 1,700 miles betwixt Kansas City and Mexico City successful nan cardinal region, and 1,500 miles betwixt Miami and Boston successful nan east.

We'll find retired which region nan games are successful aft nan tie connected 5 December.

One Scottish recreation patient has already released a number of World Cup packages, ranging from 3 nights successful New York for £2,659 per personification to 11 nights successful California for £3,999.

Flights are presently disposable from Edinburgh to Philadelphia nan time earlier nan tourney begins, coming backmost nan time aft nan group games end, for conscionable complete £700.

Anyone astir for a backie connected their motorbike aliases consenting to springiness a callycode?

Now we're getting to nan superior stuff.

It's going to beryllium 1 helluva journey, nary matter nan mode of transport, truthful we request thing to tune into and thing to beryllium sick of proceeding earlier we've moreover departed these shores.

In 1998, it was Del Amitri and their - unsuccessful - outcry of Don't Come Home Too Soon.

The honour of releasing nan opus synonymous pinch a World Cup squad tin beryllium compared pinch performing a James Bond taxable song. In fact, it's possibly a bigger honour than that. Diamonds are... what? Ally's Tartan Army each nan way.

So, who should we telephone connected to convey our hopes and dreams?

We're not short of options, pinch galore a good Scottish creator missing retired connected nan chance complete nan years arsenic glorious nonaccomplishment aft glorious nonaccomplishment ensued.

Who wouldn't want to perceive Paulo Nutini and Lewis Capaldi successful harmony? Susan Boyle and Sharleen Spiteri are frantically refreshing their phones awaiting nan call.

Belle and Sebastian, Biffy Clyro, Mogwai. Calvin Harris connected nan decks.

It's a transportation pinch each nan popular stars and The Proclaimers are checking everyone's credentials.

OK, backmost to a somewhat much superior mobility again. The highly sought-after tickets.

The bad news is prices are eye-watering and Fifa's early summons tie has already been and gone. Opened and closed earlier Steve Clarke's broadside took to Turkey for their warm-weather training campy past week - which feels a life ago.

More connected that on Fifa's charismatic site., external

There will beryllium much tickets disposable to nan nationalist aft nan tie connected 5 December and of course, thousands of tickets will beryllium made disposable to each participating association. Those will beryllium for Travel Club members, but, moreover if you are signed up already location are nary guarantees...

Ach, who cares astir nan tickets astatine this stage, let's conscionable get crossed nan water, eh?

To do so, you will request an physics strategy for recreation authorisation (ESTA) to participate nan USA. This can beryllium done online,, external and it will beryllium valid for 90 days of travel.

Handy, because you'll want to soak up nan celebrations aft Andy Robertson lifts nan grand, golden gong aloft.

If you don't person nan required UK passport, you mightiness request to get a visa instead, which involves a wee travel down to nan US Embassy successful London.

An assignment can beryllium sorted online., external Beat nan queues...

There are nary visa requirements for Mexico, while an eTA is needed if flying into Canada.

Make your ain mind up connected this one.

The 3 big nations automatically participate cookware one, and it goes without saying, they are nan 3 weakest - fixed nan different 9 are nan champion successful nan business. We're owed a benignant tie too, surely?

So, naturally, Scotland would for illustration to tie 1 of nan USA, Canada and Mexico. Let's conscionable dream it goes amended than nan past clip we faced a big federation astatine a awesome tournament... Ah, Munich.

A wee look astatine cookware two, though, and location are immoderate decent outfits successful there.

Scotland tin only play 1 different European federation successful nan groups, truthful location is simply a adjacent chance Morocco, Colombia, Uruguay, Japan, Senegal, Iran, South Korea, Ecuador and Australia could dishonesty successful wait.

It mightiness beryllium champion to swerve nan European trio successful that pot: Croatia, Switzerland and Austria.

A hefty information of cookware 4 is still TBC. Imagine having to spell done nan play-offs? Wouldn't beryllium us...

Those play-offs return spot successful March. Which reminds us, we tin swipe that disconnected nan calendar.

Not completely, though, because Clarke will still beryllium calling together his set of merry men for a mates of friendlies.

Scotland's opponents are arsenic yet unknown, but we tin presume nan leader and nan Scottish FA will beryllium keen for decent calibre to supply thing of a test. Nations' readiness comes into these analyzable conversations, too.

But what tin beryllium judge is nan Tartan Army will beryllium location to spot their heroes successful action earlier they're North America bound.

It'll beryllium different opportunity to athletics nan caller Scotland strip, too. Most did opportunity upon it's merchandise nan different week it was worthy of a World Cup appearance.

The excitement travel March will beryllium done nan roof. Truly wrong touching-distance territory.

Just hold until nan sticker medium is unveiled a fewer weeks later... No 1 is swapping their shiny Scott McTominay, eh?