Why Wayne Rooney Thinks Scotland Can Make History

About this episode

Wayne Rooney discusses Scotland's potential to make World Cup history with guest Ryan Christie.

Can Scotland finally make World Cup history? Ryan Christie joins Wayne to reveal why this squad believes it can achieve something no Scotland team ever has. Wayne explains why he’s backing Steve Clarke’s side to surprise people, opens up on Scott McTominay’s remarkable rise and questions whether Manchester United made a huge mistake by letting him leave. Could McTominay be the player who makes the difference? Plus, Christie reveals what makes this Scotland dressing room so special, the dream of facing Brazil on football’s biggest stage and why belief inside the camp has never been higher. Can Scotland finally get out of their group and prove everyone wrong? If you want to hear more from Wayne, Kelly Somers and Kae Kurd, you can get all the episodes here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0lwvsnc

People in this episode

Guest: Ryan Christie

Topics covered

• World Cup
• Scotland football
• team spirit
• Steve Clarke
• Scott McTominay
• Wayne Rooney
• football history

Keywords

• Scotland
• World Cup
• Wayne Rooney
• Ryan Christie
• Scott McTominay
• Steve Clarke
• football

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Manchester United

Places: Scotland, Brazil

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