Upbeat Kenny McLean insists Scotland can take "confidence" from their showing against Morocco, despite losing 1-0 on Friday night.
The Norwich City captain came on in the second half, as Steve Clarke's side looked to cancel out Ismael Saibari's early strike for the African Cup of Nations champions.
Kenny McLean says Scotland can take a bit of confidence from the game with Morocco, despite a narrow 1-0 defeat.#BBCFootball #FifaWorldCup pic.twitter.com/BcIu0fphy9
— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) June 20, 2026
Despite failing to take anything from the game, McLean is choosing to remain optimistic. "I think the way we took the game to a top side in Morocco, we can take a lot of confidence from that," he said. [BBC]
"We know that we are a good team, and when we’re on the front foot, like we were in the second half, and taking the game to them, we were controlling a lot of the game.
Read more
-
John McGinn urges Scotland to show more 'personality' ahead of Brazil showdown
-
Former Scotland star fumes about Scott McTominay in X-rated rant
-
Renowned data crunchers outline what Scotland need to do to qualify
Yeah, there were a few counters; we threw caution to the wind a wee bit late on, but we played really well.
"Obviously, after the little slip-up early on, we gave ourselves a lot to do, but I think the reaction and the character we showed after that was brilliant."
