How do they know where to go? When are they added to the squad WhatsApp group? And who is in charge of the passports? BBC Scotland answers those rarely asked questions...
Video caption: BBC Scotland charts the nation's hopes as Scotland qualify for the 2019 Women's World Cup.BBC Scotland charts the nation's hopes as Scotland qualify for the 2019 Women's World Cup.
BBC Scotland charts 20-year-old Aaron Hickey's rise to prominence at Hearts and his move to Bologna over Bayern Munich which paved the way to the Premier League and international football.
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Dundee's European Cup semi-final agony 60 years on
By Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland
From spying in Dundee to Hammy & The Hamsters, the story of Dundee's run to the European Cup semi-finals in 1963.
Read moreRemembering St Mirren's League Cup win a decade on
By Martin Watt
BBC Scotland
Former St Mirren striker Steven Thompson reflects back on the club's 2013 League Cup triumph, on the 10th anniversary of the win.
Read moreBricked windows & cult heroes - Edinburgh derby day
Smashed windows and cult heroes - the immense pressure of derby day in Edinburgh.
Read moreCovid in Scotland: The latest cases
A weekly update on Covid-19 cases, hospital admissions and deaths in Scotland.
Read moreTimeline: Lockerbie bombing
Key moments in the story of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1998.
Read more'Stop the world, we want to get off'
By David Currie
BBC Scotland
Andy Roxburgh and Stuart McCall tell the tale of Costa Rica catastrophe, Swedish success and Brazilian agony in Scotland's 1990 World Cup campaign.
Read moreDalglish, Souness, Rod Stewart & the 1986 World Cup
By Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland
Some of the main protagonists of Scotland's 1986 World Cup campaign talk Dalglish, Souness and being in Rod Stewart's limo.
Read moreHow many forgotten Scottish grounds do you know?
How many of these Scottish stadiums from yesteryear can you identify?
Read moreNarey, Brazil & being a cartoon at World Cup '82
By Gordon Waddell
For BBC Scotland
Scotland had a dream at the 1982 World Cup, but this was another tale of glorious failure for Jock Stein's national side in Spain.
Read moreA Rough guide to Argentina 1978
By David Currie
BBC Scotland
Former Scotland goalkeeper Alan Rough gives us his memories of the nation's memorable 1978 World Cup campaign.
Read moreBeale's rise from Charlton reject to Rangers boss
By Nick McPheat
BBC Scotland
Michael Beale had a modest playing career but his coaching work has attracted widespread admiration. This is his story.
Read moreWill there be another Scottish independence referendum?
The Scottish government has lost its case in the Supreme Court - so what happens now?
Read moreScotland's unbeaten World Cup revisited
By David Currie
BBC Scotland
Davie Hay and Joe Jordan revisit the year Scotland were the only undefeated team at the World Cup finals.
Read moreWhat happens when a player is called up?
By Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland
How do they know where to go? When are they added to the squad WhatsApp group? And who is in charge of the passports? BBC Scotland answers those rarely asked questions...
Read more'No Scotland, no party' - when women's team last got to World Cup
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Scotland first in world to make period products free
By Claire Diamond
BBC Scotland News
MSPs unanimously approve a bill giving a legal right to free access to sanitary products in public buildings.
Read moreThe Scot who rejected Bayern on way to Brentford
By Jordan Elgott
BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland charts 20-year-old Aaron Hickey's rise to prominence at Hearts and his move to Bologna over Bayern Munich which paved the way to the Premier League and international football.
Read moreDo you still need to take Covid tests?
With case numbers on the rise again here we recap the rules for testing, travel and self-isolation.
Read moreHow hot is it where you are?
Compare the temperature in your area to other locations in the UK and around the world.
Read moreWhen Scotland enraged Van Basten & won the Euros
By Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland
A new BBC Scotland documentary tells the forgotten story of how a group of Scottish teenagers conquered Europe in 1982.
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