Excitement is taking over Scotland as we get closer and closer to the kick off of Euro 2024 where the Tartan Army will head to Berlin for the opening match against Germany.
It will be the second major tournament for Steve Clarke and a group of players who are fast establishing themselves as a ‘golden generation’ of talent. The likes of Andy Robertson, Scott McTominay, Callum McGregor, Kieran Tierney and many more have been key figures for the Scots for a number of years now.
However, a football career doesn’t last forever and what about the next generation of talent? Using the popular game Football Manager 2024 we fast-forwarded ten years into the future to take a look at how the Scotland team might look. As anyone who has played the game will expect, the squad did feature a number of re-gens (computer generated players created by the game to replace real life players who age out and retire) but we have managed to compile a 26 man team of real life players who were all in or around the national team picture as of the summer of 2034.
This is how the Scotland squad could look in ten years time with multiple current Hearts and Hibs starlets making the grade as full internationals:
13. CB - Ibane Bowat
Born in London but eligible for Scotland, the Fulham defender has been capped at U21 level and already has plenty senior experience thanks to loan spells in the Netherlands and Austria | Liverpool FC via Getty Images
14. RM - Ben Doak
Called up to the provisional Scotland squad for this summer's Euros and the Tartan Army are hopeful of a long and successful international career for the 18-year old Liverpool winger | Getty Images
15. LM - Ashton Muir
The 18-year old's future could still go in any direction and he is eligible for Scotland and England but could very well the player to operate on the opposite flank to Doak long term | Getty Images
16. LM - Ryan One
Earned a move to Sheffield United last year after breaking into the Hamilton Accies squad at 16 and has so far been capped at U19 level | SNS Group