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FOXBOROUGH \u2014 Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay has recovered from a stomach ailment and is expected to play against Haiti in a World Cup Group C game on Saturday night. <\/span><\/p>\n

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McTominay arrived in Boston from Charlotte, N.C., on a separate flight, accompanied by a doctor, then practiced with the team Friday at the Revolution Training Center. (Training visitors included restauranteur Gordon Ramsay, who played for Rangers on a trial basis in the 1980s.)<\/span><\/p>\n

McTominay, 29, converted a key goal off a bicycle kick in a 4-2 win over Denmark that clinched qualification in November.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve got 26 superstars here. To try to put so much onto one person is not fair,\u201d Scotland coach Steve Clarke said. \u201cWe are delighted with Scott\u2019s abilities and what he can bring to the team. But we are going to need another 15 to bring the same if we want to have a positive tournament.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After transferring from Manchester United to Napoli two years ago, McTominay emerged among the top attacking midfielders in Serie A and on the international stage. Until recently, though, Clarke had McTominay lining up on the back line for Scotland.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSome daft head coach put him as a center half five years ago,\u201d Clarke said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Scotland, which last competed in the finals in 1998, has been revived under Clarke\u2019s coaching.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a difficult game. First time in 28 years we\u2019ve been here, first time for Haiti since 1974. They\u2019re also a proud nation. They\u2019re going to be here 100 percent committed, same as we are,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd we know they have qualities that can cause us problems on the pitch, so we have to deal with those problems and we have to try and bring our best game to the pitch when we have the ball. If we can do that, then, hopefully that will be enough to win the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a squad World Cup. The starting team is important, [but] I think you\u2019ll find a lot of games the team that finishes the game is every bit as important, if not more important.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Said Scotland captain Andy Robertson: \u201cWe\u2019ve always been a team, and that\u2019s what\u2019s gotten us to where we are today. We\u2019ve never been about individuals, nobody\u2019s above anyone. We are a team of equals. Scott [McTominay] has been our lead man the last couple years. I believe anyone in the 26 that gets called upon can produce good moments and great moments, and that\u2019s what you need to be successful. We\u2019re just looking to have a good tournament as a squad.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Robertson, who played nine seasons for Liverpool, confirmed he has signed with Tottenham.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been very fortunate to play for the biggest club in the world. But, for me, playing for your country, and to do it at the World Cup, is just a dream come true for all of us,\u201d Robertson said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s been something we\u2019ve been working so hard towards as a country for the last 28 years, to make it happen. I\u2019m just so proud and happy that this group of lads are the ones to do it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Robertson said the team learned from its 2024 European Championship experience, when it fell to hosts Germany, 5-1, in its opener and went three-and-out.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe probably used too much of our emotional energy probably too far out from the game,\u201d Robertson said. \u201cWe were locked into that Germany game and I don\u2019t think we were probably ready, and this time, we probably changed that as a collective.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Defender Scott McKenna (leg) missed practice and is questionable for the Haiti game.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Haiti\u2019s World Cup qualifying experiences have been unique. In 1974, it played host to the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying tournament, all matches contested at Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince. Les Grenadiers advanced to the finals for the first time, but lost all three games in Germany. <\/span><\/p>\n

This time, Haiti played all its qualifiers on the road, becoming the first country to make it to the finals that way.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cToday, it\u2019s a whole different story,\u201d Haiti coach Sebastian Migne said. \u201cIt is different from the 1974 era, and it is up to us to rise to the challenge.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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Migne said earning at least a point \u201cwould be a huge reward for the gar\u00e7ons<\/i>, and even if we didn\u2019t score any points [in the first two games], with the new rules, the best eight [third-place teams] advance. But we hope to accomplish that tomorrow, if possible playing nice soccer, so we can take the fans with us, and cultivate excitement around us. There are always teams like this, and we could be one.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Migne called forward Frantzdy Pierrot, born in Cap Ha\u00eftien and raised in Melrose, \u201cone of the pillars\u201d of the team.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is great for him, he is currently at his best,\u201d Migne said. \u201cAnd he is in his hometown for his first game in the World Cup. That adds to the motivation and to the pressure, and I trust him to manage that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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