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John McGinn double saves Scotland’s blushes against North Macedonia

A double from McGinn, the second a penalty, spared Scottish blushes against a North Macedonia team who threatened to administer red faces to those in navy blue.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 2 sources•1 min read•Updated November 13, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC
Key points
  • Questions – and plenty of them – surround whether or not Sébastien Pocognoli can build on the excellent work of his predecessor Steve Clarke.
  • Collection of his 102nd cap moves him level with Kenny Dalglish in the all-time Scottish list.
  • Pocognoli looks tactically inflexible and this is not the new dawn many predicted.

John McGinn's double rescued Scotland as they toiled to a 2-1 win over North Macedonia to keep their Nations League promotion hopes alive.

A special occasion for Andy Robertson saw Scotland flirt with embarrassment.

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