Celtic trio Tierney, Forrest and Ralston learn Scotland World Cup squad fates

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Celtic’s Kieran Tierney and Anthony Ralston have been named in Scotland’s first World Cup squad since 1998.

However, James Forrest has missed out on Steve Clarke’s squad despite late calls for him to be recalled for the tournament.

Scotland will face Haiti, Morocco and Brazil in Group C of the competition, kicking off against the former in Massachusetts in the early hours of June 14th.

Clarke’s full 26-man squad was announced on Tuesday morning.

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Celtic’s James Forrest snubbed by Steve Clarke in World Cup squad

Ex-Celtic men Craig Gordon, Jack Hendry, Ryan Christie and Ben Gannon-Doak are all also included in the list.

Former Hoops academy players Aaron Hickey and Andy Robertson are also on the plane.

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Tierney has 55 caps for Scotland and scored the crucial goal which sunk Denmark in the deciding qualifier back in November.

Ralston has 25, and started all three of the side’s games at their previous major tournament in Germany.

Parkhead captain Callum McGregor retired from international duty after that competition, having made 63 caps.

Despite vocally confirming that he hasn’t retired from international duty, Forrest has remained completely unused since Germany.

He revealed talks with Clarke when discussing his international aspirations last month, saying: “I’ve never closed the door on playing for Scotland.

“I think being at Celtic, the main thing is playing here for the rest of the season.

“If you are playing well for Celtic, then you get recognised by Scotland, because you are going for leagues, playing in cup finals and Europe.

“I’ve seen in the past, as a Celtic player, it does sometimes lead to Scotland as well. To be honest, the main focus is on doing well for Celtic, giving everything from now until the end of the season.

“It’s obviously unbelievable what Steve Clarke and the players have done,” Forrest added. “It’s great for the country, reaching a World Cup.

“I spoke to the manager a couple of times, maybe more at the start of last season and after we qualified.

“The manager has done great. He’s picked the teams that have done brilliantly to get to another competition. Everyone will back whatever decisions he makes.

“To be fair, we don’t know when we will be back in with Celtic yet either, so nothing is booked.

“Everything is always a bit last-minute when you are a footballer anyway.

“I was booked up before the Euros but ended up going. I’ve been part of the last two Euros and that was great. But, as I said, the main one is Celtic but if it happens, it happens. I just want a good finish to the season.”