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Gordon to be oldest player at World Cup but Gunn handed No 1
bbc.com6 days agoNick McPheat

Gordon to be oldest player at World Cup but Gunn handed No 1

Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon started Scotland's 4-1 friendly win against Curacao on Saturday

Published June 2, 2026 • Source: bbc.com

By Nick McPheat BBC Sport Scotland

Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon will be the oldest player at the World Cup this summer, but the 43-year-old has not been handed the No 1 shirt.

Following the submission of each of the 48 nations' official squad lists, Gordon will wear No 21, with fellow goalkeepers Angus Gunn and Liam Kelly assigned numbers 1 and 12 respectively.

Manchester United's Tyler Fletcher has taken No 8 after the teenage midfielder became a surprise replacement for the injured Billy Gilmour on Sunday.

Striker Lyndon Dykes will wear Scotland's No 9, fellow forward Che Adams No 10, and Lawrence Shankland No 20.

It remains to be seen how much those choices hint at the thinking of head coach Steve Clarke regarding his starting line-up, with centre-back Grant Hanley given No 5.

Scotland have travelled to the US and will play their final World Cup warm-up game against Bolivia - live on the BBC - on Saturday at 21:00 BST.

They will then kick off their tournament schedule the following weekend against Haiti in Boston on Sunday 14 June (02:00) before facing Morocco and Brazil.

Scotland's World Cup squad numbers

Angus Gunn

Aaron Hickey

Andy Robertson

Scott McTominay

Grant Hanley

Kieran Tierney

John McGinn

Tyler Fletcher

Lyndon Dykes

Che Adams

Ryan Christie

Liam Kelly

Jack Hendry

Ross Stewart

John Souttar

Dominic Hyam

Ben Gannon-Doak

George Hirst

Lewis Ferguson

Lawrence Shankland

Craig Gordon

Nathan Patterson

Kenny McLean

Anthony Ralston

Findlay Curtis

Scott McKenna

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