Tyler Fletcher Added to Scotland World Cup Squad Ahead of Haiti Opener
Manchester United’s Tyler Fletcher followed his dad Darren into Scotland’s World Cup squad, replacing Billy Gilmour after impressing Steve Clarke in training.
19-year-old Tyler Fletcher, son of Darren Fletcher, added to Scotland’s World Cup squad after debut vs Curaçao, jumping ahead of Barron and Miller...
Manchester United’s Tyler Fletcher has earned a late call-up to Scotland’s World Cup squad. The midfielder replaces injured Billy Gilmour despite missing Steve Clarke’s original standby list.
The 20-year-old is the son of former Scotland captain Darren Fletcher. He spent the past week training with Clarke’s squad as one of several young players brought in to work with the group.
The 19-year-old came off the bench for his Scotland debut in the second half of Saturday’s 4-1 friendly win against Curacao.
Connor Barron from Rangers, Udinese’s Lennon Miller, and Sparta Prague’s Andy Irving were the midfielders Clarke originally named to his standby list.
Clarke went with Fletcher anyway, even though the United youngster has only 17 minutes of senior club football to his name so far.
“I had to disappoint another three players this morning again, to tell them that they had missed out,” said Clarke.
“I just felt Tyler came into the squad this week and showed up really well, did well in the game so that was the thinking behind that one.
“Obviously devastated for Billy and also really disappointed for Lennon, Andy Irving and Connor Barron.”
Scotland head to the United States on Sunday as they ramp up World Cup prep.
Following the news of Billy Gilmour's injury we can confirm that 19-year-old Tyler Fletcher has been added to our @FIFAWorldCup squad after making his debut against Curaçao yesterday.
— Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT) May 31, 2026
Welcome aboard, Tyler 🛫 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/WiYnptGg5f
Clarke’s side wrap their warm-ups against Bolivia in a friendly on June 6.
Scotland return to the World Cup after a 28-year wait and will kick things off against Haiti in their opening match.
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