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On May 28, Scottish Football Association chief executive Ian Maxwell threw all his support behind Scotland head coach Steve Clarke.
"He's our most successful ever national team coach," Maxwell told BBC Sport Scotland. "Why would we not want to have someone like him at the helm for the next four years?"
Clarke had just signed a contract extension through the 2030 World Cup, and Scotland were preparing to appear in their first men's World Cup since 1998.
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One month later, Clarke didn't survive his team's performance at the 2026 FIFA men's World Cup, as the Scotland National Team announced his resignation within minutes of Scotland's official elimination Saturday.
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"Scotland Men’s Head Coach Steve Clarke has stepped down from his role," the statement reads. "Our most successful National Team Head Coach has called time on his seven years in charge following our participation at the FIFA World Cup 2026."
Scotland opened the 2026 FIFA men's World Cup by defeating Haiti 1-0, but it was all downhill from there, failing to score against Morocco or Brazil and losing both matches. After losing 3-0 to Brazil on Wednesday, June 24, Scotland's knockout stage fate was officially out of their hands, as they could only advance as one of the eight best third-place group finishers.
Croatia's 2-1 win over Ghana officially eliminated Scotland from the World Cup late Saturday afternoon.
According to ESPN, South Africa's 1-0 win over South Korea, Ecuador's 2-1 win over Germany, Senegal's 5-0 win over Iraq, and Iran's 1-1 draw against Egypt combined to tank Scotland's odds to advance to 0.07% before Croatia and Ghana kicked off.
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