The Scotland head coach feels like a new man heading into a seismic World Cup opener with Haiti - and he is sensing a fresh wave of optimism.

Scotland captain Andy Robertson said he will be playing for former Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota at the World Cup ​after receiving a letter from the late Portuguese forward's ‌widow ahead of the tournament.

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Scotland head coach Melissa Andreatta: "I'm mixed [emotions]. "I'm a bit all over the place to be honest. "Proud, if I put some words on it right now, proud, really pleased with the campaign and the performances. "In the second half we were aware of what was happening in that other game, we had processes in place to have that information handy, but I think what's bigger than pressure is expectation, and these players have high expectations of themselves, and no one can be harder on themselves than this group. "I think to manage all that and perform the way that they have across the six games. "Yeah, I'm just proud of them, and it puts us on the front foot and in good standing for the first playoff. "I don't think she'll [Caroline Weir] like me talking too much about her. "She's quite humble, you know what, she'd want me to talk about her teammates, and she is so well supported by the other leaders in the group."

The 43-year-old Hearts legend is the oldest man at this World Cup and will become second oldest in history if he plays

In the wee hours of Sunday morning, the Scotland men’s football team will play their first match at a World Cup in 28 years. I was fourteen during France ‘98, only one year older than my daughter is now.

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