Applications already in for Scots job as Clarke departs

Soon after Croatia’s 2-1 win over Ghana on Saturday night confirmed the Scots’ departure from the competition, it was revealed Clarke had stepped down from his role.

Steve Clarke leaving the Scotland team hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. Pic: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire. 

Scottish Football Association chief executive Ian Maxwell revealed he had applicants for Scotland’s head-coach position just hours after Steve Clarke departed the post following the nation’s 2026 World Cup exit.

The Scots took three points from the available nine in Group C to end up behind Brazil and Morocco, and with a minus-three goal difference.