Scotland begin their first World Cup since 1998 against minnows Haiti, with fans already dreaming of a third-place finish that should be enough to see them progress to the knockout stages.
Five-time champions Brazil and controversial Afcon winners Morocco - who were both in Scotland’s last World Cup group, 28 years ago - likely have the top two automatic qualifying spots from Group C sewn up.
But anything can happen in tournament football and Steve Clarke’s side will look to capitalise on any slip-ups - but first need to get past Haiti, who are ranked 40 places below them and appearing at their first World Cup since 1974.
Scotland beat Curacao 4-1 and Bolivia 4-0 in their warm-up matches before irking the Norwegian squad - who dubbed them “unprofessional” - by pulling out of another friendly, while Haiti thrashed New Zealand 2-1 before a late 2-1 defeat to Peru.
Here’s everything you need to know.
When is Scotland vs Haiti?
Scotland begin their World Cup campaign against Haiti, with kick-off at 2am BST, 9pm ET (local time) on Sunday 14 June, at the Gillette Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts.
How can I watch it?
Viewers in the UK can watch the game for free on BBC One, with coverage beginning at 1.10am BST, or stream it live on BBC iPlayer.
Viewers in the US can watch the game on Fox.
Team news
Scotland will be without Billy Gilmour, who was injured against Curacao and replaced by Manchester United youngster Tyler Fletcher. Napoli midfielder Scott McTominay missed training on Thursday in a late scare for the side but returned on Friday and is expected to be fit, as is Scott McKenna, who is dealing with a knock.
Haiti have no injury concerns.
Predicted line-ups
Scotland XI: Angus Gunn, Aaron Hickey, Grant Hanley, Scott McKenna, Andrew Robertson, Ben Gannon-Doak, Scott McTominay, Lewis Ferguson, John McGinn, Che Adams, Lawrence Shankland
Haiti XI: Johny Placide, Carlens Arcus, Ricardo Adé, Hannes Delcroix, Martin Expérience, Louicius Deedson, Danley Jean Jacques, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Ruben Providence, Wilson Isidor, Duckens Nazon
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