Slovenia team news

Slovenia retained its League B place through a 1-0 aggregate playoff victory over Slovakia in March 2025.

The hosts did not win any of their six 2026 World Cup qualifying fixtures.

Slovenia's only victory in its four 2026 friendlies was a 3-2 win over Montenegro.

Andraz Sporar is expected to lead the line, with Zan Vipotnik and Tomi Horvat providing attacking support.

Scotland team news

Scotland were relegated from League A after losing their 2025 playoff with Greece.

The team won five of its next seven matches and qualified for the 2026 World Cup as group winners.

Scotland beat Haiti at the World Cup before defeats to Morocco and Brazil ended its group-stage campaign.

Sebastien Pocognoli takes charge of his first match as Scotland head coach.

Predicted lineups

Slovenia (predicted 4-3-3): Oblak; Karnicnik, Drkusic, Bijol, Brekalo; Lovric, Cerin, Elsnik; Horvat, Vipotnik, Sporar.

Scotland (predicted 3-4-1-2): Gunn; Welsh, Binks, McKenna; Hickey, Ferguson, Gilmour, Robertson; McGinn; Ure, McBurnie.

These are predicted lineups, not official starting elevens.