Scotland will host Japan and Curacao at Barclays Hampden, as part of the squad’s preparation for the World Cup this summer.
Hajime Moriyasu’s Japanese side is currently ranked 19th in the FIFA World Rankings, and will face the Scots on Saturday, 28th March (5 pm). They became the first country to qualify for the 2026 tournament after defeating Bahrain in their qualification campaign.
Curacao became the smallest nation to qualify for the biggest stage and join Group E alongside Germany, Ivory Coast, and Ecuador. Dick Advocaat’s side will partake in the final Hampden send-off for Scotland, on Saturday, 30th May (1 pm).
Scotland manager Steve Clarke was “delighted’ to confirm the news while speaking on the Scotland National Team’s website
“Following our normal approach of arranging tough friendly fixtures, we were pleased to secure the visit of Japan, who are in the top 20 of FIFA’s World Rankings.
“We’re also looking forward to welcoming Curacao to Glasgow, which should give us a feel for the CONCACAF federation before our game against Haiti.
“It will be great to meet up with the squad for the first time since that crazy, momentous night, when they took us back to the World Cup after such a long time.
“We can spend the first day reminiscing, but then it’s back to the serious business of preparing for the summer.”
