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Scotland national team coaching change
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The Scottish Football Association (SFA) appointed Belgian coach Sebastien Pocognoli as the new head coach of the Scotland men’s national team. The 39-year-old signed an initial two-year contract to succeed Steve Clarke, who resigned following Scotland’s group-stage exit from the 2026 World Cup. Pocognoli, a former Belgium international, is the country’s first foreign manager in over 20 years. He arrives with a reputation as an emerging talent, having led Union Saint-Gilloise to their first Belgian league title in 90 years during the 2024-25 season and most recently managing AS Monaco. To support his new role, Pocognoli has selected Luke Benstead, who has experience with the Belgian national team, to join his coaching staff. Pocognoli intends to implement a “dominant, high-intensity tactical style” and has begun building rapport with squad members, including captain Andy Robertson, whom he described as a “very passionate captain.” Pocognoli made his competitive debut in a UEFA Nations League Group B1 opener against Slovenia at Stadion Stožice in Ljubljana, which ended in a 0-0 draw. In his first home game at Hampden Park, Scotland suffered a 3-0 defeat to Switzerland. Following this, Pocognoli led Scotland to a 2-0 victory against North Macedonia in Skopje, where Kieron Bowie scored his first international goal, ending a scoring drought of over 400 minutes. However, Scotland recently fell to suffered a 2-1 comeback defeat against Slovenia at Hampden Park. Despite an early goal from After Ryan Christie, Slovenia secured Christie scored in the win 31st minute following a scramble from a Jack Hendry header, Slovenia responded with second-half goals. Captain Andy Robertson stated the team was “outfought” goals from Aljoša Matko and “not good enough,” while Pocognoli noted a lack of “cleverness on the ball.” Danijel Šturm. The loss leaves Scotland in third place with four points in Group B1. B1, facing a difficult path toward promotion that requires winning remaining matches, including a fixture against Switzerland. Slovenia moved to seven points, trailing group leaders Switzerland, who hold twelve points.
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