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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
Sport
Stephen McGowan

Kieran Tierney on what went wrong for Scotland as squad left to 'hope and pray'

Kieran Tierney and his Scotland teammates were deflated (Image: Michael Zemanek / Shutterstock)

You don't need to stray far in Charlotte to find reminders of the city’s favourite son. Billy Graham was an evangelist and civil rights campaigner whose broadcasts and world tours sold out stadiums across the globe. In 2024 he played to a crowd of thousands in the OVO Hydro in Glasgow.

Seeking a miracle to preserve their slender World Cup hopes, it made sense for Scotland’s national football team to return to the home town of North Carolina’s Bible bashing baptist minister and indulge in the one activity which might help them now. Prayer.

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