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Scotland players in 1882
The
Scotland national football team has represented
Scotland in
association football since the world's
first international football match on
St. Andrew's Day (Scotland's
National Day ), 30 November 1872. Controlled by the
Scottish Football Association , the team competes in the two major professional tournaments, the
FIFA World Cup and the
UEFA European Championship , but not the
Olympic Games . Most of their
home matches are played at the national stadium,
Hampden Park . They have a long-standing
rivalry with England , with annual matches from 1872 until 1989, and six matches since then. They have qualified for the FIFA World Cup on eight occasions and the UEFA European Championship twice; they have never progressed beyond the first group stage of a finals tournament, but they did once beat the
FIFA World Cup winners –
England , in 1967. Their supporters are collectively known as the
Tartan Army . The Scottish Football Association operates a
roll of honour for every player who has made more than 50 appearances for the team.
Kenny Dalglish , with 102 appearances between 1971 and 1986, holds the record for Scotland; he also shares the record for goals scored (30), with
Denis Law . (
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