John Swinney hails ‘tremendous inspiration’ of Scotland’s World Cup win

First Minister John Swinney has hailed Scotland’s football team – and their Tartan Army supporters – as being an ‘absolute credit’ to the country (Martin Rickett/PA) -

John Swinney has hailed the “tremendous inspiration” provided by the Scotland men’s team after their Word Cup victory this weekend – adding that fans in the US for the match were “a credit to our country”.

He praised Steve Clarke’s side after the team secured a 1-0 victory against Haiti at the weekend, with the First Minister describing it as an “outstanding performance”.