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WORLD CUP 2026: Scotland special - Craig Levein

5/29/202637 min

This is a one off special from our colleagues in Scotland who join former player and national team manager Craig Levein. 

They look at what reaching a World Cup means to Scotland, and how the team might fare.

Scotland correspondent Michael Grant is joined by Mark Palmer and former Scotland international Craig Levein

In the run up to World Cup 2026 we will be releasing a series of specials.

Join us next week for our regular shows plus a special England preview with Jonny Northcroft, Martin Samuel and Hamzah Khalique-Loonat

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First 90 seconds

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  3. Tom Clarke· Host0:59

    [musical sting] Hello, and welcome to The Game football podcast from The Times and Sunday Times. This is the first of our special World Cup preview shows. I'm Tom Clarke, and I'm delighted to introduce a special podcast recorded by our colleagues in Scotland previewing their team's chances at this year's tournament, discussing just what it means for Scotland to be going to a World Cup for the first time in nearly 30 years, and hearing from a former player and manager of the national team, Craig Levein. Craig joins our sports reporter

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