Ryan Christie insists Scotland have a point to prove at 2026 World Cup as midfielder opens up on Euros regrets

Scotland midfielder Ryan Christie insists the squad will have a ‘chip on their shoulder’ during the World Cup after failing to fire a shot in the last two Euro campaigns.

Heading to their third major tournament under Steve Clarke, Scotland did not do themselves justice during Euro 2020 and Euro 2024.

They failed to win any of their six matches across both tournaments, with the 1-0 loss to Hungary two years ago a sore point as they once again crashed out at the group stage.

Christie is determined that he and his team-mates will use that as fuel to give a far better account of themselves this summer in America.

The Scots will take on Curacao in a friendly at Hampden this afternoon, before flying out to the States tomorrow.

They will then face Bolivia in New Jersey next weekend in another warm-up friendly, before taking on Haiti, Morocco and Brazil in the group stage.

‘I think we could have gone further in the last Euros,’ said Bournemouth star Christie. ‘I think if you ask other boys, they would have said the same.

‘The first game was incredibly tough against an unbelievable Germany side. We then had to bounce back and be a bit more conservative against Switzerland.

‘That last game against Hungary was just a wee bit frustrating at the end because you think we probably had a little bit more in the tank or we have a better account of ourselves to show.

‘So that’s the frustration, you come out of that. We’re certainly over it and qualifying for this World Cup certainly helped that.

‘You need to take that feeling and remember it because you don’t want it to happen again. We maybe let ourselves down a little bit. It is a bit of extra motivation and can add bite to our play.

‘We are desperate to go over there, give a good account of ourselves, be successful and get out of the groups.

‘That chip on our shoulder will definitely help us going into this World Cup when we’re desperate to really show how good a team we are, especially in front of the world when everyone’s watching.’