McGinn double lifts Scotland past North Macedonia as Robertson equals caps record

John McGinn scored twice as Scotland beat North Macedonia 2-1 at Hampden on Friday, taking his international tally to 24 goals and drawing level with Hughie Gallacher in joint-third place on the country's men's scoring list. The Nations League victory also brought a milestone for Andy Robertson, who equalled Kenny Dalglish's record of 102 Scotland appearances.

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The Scottish FA's match report confirmed that McGinn opened the scoring in the 54th minute and converted the winning penalty in the 74th. Elmin Rastoder had briefly brought North Macedonia level with a header from Enes Bardhi's corner. The result gave head coach Sebastien Pocognoli his first home victory and kept Scotland in contention for second place in Group B1.

Scotland had created chances before the interval without finding a breakthrough. Goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski denied Scott McTominay and Che Adams, while McTominay also sent an overhead effort over the bar. Soon after the restart, Adams set up Billy Gilmour close to goal, but the midfielder shot over. Adams then helped create McGinn's opener, with the Aston Villa player finishing past Dimitrievski.

North Macedonia's equaliser arrived just three minutes later. Scotland regained the lead after substitute Oli McBurnie played Ben Gannon-Doak through and the winger was fouled by Dimitrievski. According to the Scottish FA, the referee initially allowed play to continue before reviewing the incident at the monitor and awarding a penalty. McGinn sent the spot-kick down the middle to settle the contest.

BBC Sport reported that McGinn reached 24 goals on his 94th Scotland appearance, leaving him six behind the national record of 30 shared by Dalglish and Denis Law. The 32-year-old midfielder had gone through 2025 without scoring for Scotland. His two goals on Friday moved him alongside Gallacher while Robertson joined Dalglish at the top of the separate appearances list.

Sky Sports reported that Slovenia's draw with Switzerland left Scotland able to finish second in the group. They must win away to Switzerland in St Gallen on Monday and also need a favourable result from North Macedonia's final match. Friday's victory preserved that possibility without putting Scotland's finishing position entirely in their own hands.