Five in a Row

Scotland at the 1990 World Cup

Shareef Abdallah

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Pitch Publishing Ltd
14 July 2025

Sports teams & clubs; Football (Soccer, Association football); World Cup

Relive Scotland’s epic journey to and at the 1990 World Cup in Italy: the trials and tribulations, the dramatic games and goals that defined Scotland’s fifth World Cup in a row.

It was 1986 and Alex Ferguson had just led Scotland to a disastrous World Cup in Mexico. Coming away with just one goal and one point in three games, he resigned and joined Manchester United a few months later. Andy Roxburgh, a former PE teacher who had never managed a league club, was his shock replacement. ‘Andy who?’ asked the press.

In this engrossing book you’ll discover:

Why Roxburgh was such a shock appointment, assessing the other contenders for the job Roxburgh’s management style and the background of his assistant Craig Brown The roller-coaster ride that was Scotland’s dramatic qualifying campaign, with full game reports and analysis Which players made the World Cup squad, and did Roxburgh pick the right team and tactics? Game by game reports and analysis: from the opening match against Costa Rica to the glorious Sweden game, to the dramatic Brazil clash in Turin The aftermath: Scotland qualifying for Euro 1992, their first European Championship

Featuring players’ and fans’ stories, this is the definitive account of that glorious long hot summer. It’s a must for all Scottish football fans and anyone who loves the iconic 1990 World Cup.

By: Shareef Abdallah
Imprint: Pitch Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 222mm, Width: 144mm,
ISBN: 9781836801528
ISBN 10: 1836801521
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 14 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Shareef Abdallah is a football writer and blogger. He has supported Scotland since 1981. A proud member of the Tartan Army, he has followed Scotland home and away, his first tournament being Euro 1996. His blog redglories.com is filled with stories and pictures of famous games, goals, victories and defeats from football’s golden age of the 1980s and 90s. You can follow him on X @brazilegend10.