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Scotland Preps for World Cup with African & Asian Tests
29 Mar
Summary
- Scotland scheduled friendlies against Japan and Curacao.
- Ivory Coast and Scotland are geographically close for friendlies.
- Scotland will face Germany and Morocco in World Cup group stage.

Scotland has announced two friendly matches as part of their World Cup preparation. These fixtures include a game against Japan and another against Curacao on May 30th. The match against Curacao is particularly important as they share a confederation with Haiti, a team Scotland will face in their World Cup group opener in Boston on June 14th.
Further enhancing their readiness, Scotland also arranged a friendly with Ivory Coast. This match provides valuable experience against an African opponent, mirroring their World Cup group stage encounter with Morocco. Ivory Coast themselves are coming off a significant 4-0 victory against South Korea in a prior friendly. This strategic scheduling aims to ensure Scotland is thoroughly prepared for the diverse challenges of the World Cup.