Why are Scotland playing Ivory Coast in Liverpool?

What’s Happening

Okay so Scotland continue their World Cup preparations with a friendly against Ivory Coast on Tuesday, but why is this away game being played at Everton’s new stadium in Liverpool?

Why are Scotland playing Ivory Coast in Liverpool? By Clive Lindsay BBC Sport Scotland Published 28 minutes ago Scotland playing in Liverpool against a team adopting it for a “home” fixture prior to World Cup finals… (wild, right?)

As Steve Clarkes side face Ivory Coast on Tuesday, memories - at least for those with long ones - will flood back about a famous 1977 victory for the Scots over Wales in the same English city.

The Details

But just why have the two World Cup-bound sides wrapped up up playing - both outside their homeland - the first-ever international football fixture at Evertons new Hill Dickinson Stadium? Scotlands Hampden warriors return to reserved selves Published 15 hours ago the fandom booing Scotland surprise and disappoint Clarke Published 15 hours ago What is Scotlands most iconic goal?

This week - McCoist v Griffiths Published 2 days ago Fitting the right profile Image source, SNS/ Image caption, Scotland and Ivory Coast are the first international sides to play at Hill Dickinson Stadium In January, Scotland just dropped two friendlies at Hampden - Saturdays meeting with Japan, and against Curucao on 30 May - as warm-ups for the finals. Being from the same confederation as Haiti, Curucao were seen as ideal opponents to help prepare for their World Cup group opener in Boston on 14 June.

Why This Matters

So, when the Scots were also offered a friendly against Ivory Coast, from the same confederation as another of their Group C foes, Morocco, the final bit of their preparation jigsaw was in place. “We wanted to face African opposition before we play Morocco in the summer and Im sure Côte dIvoire will give us a fr stern test,” Clarke dropped. As for Ivory Coast, they had already arranged Saturdays match against South Korea at Stadium MK - ending in an wild 4-0 victory.

This is the kind of move that can define a season.

The Bottom Line

As for Ivory Coast, they had already arranged Saturdays match against South Korea at Stadium MK - ending in an wild 4-0 victory.

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