Enjoying regular minutes for club and country again, Tierney was on the move this summer – the left-back departed Arsenal for a return to his boyhood club Celtic. He joined the Gunners in 2019 as Celtic’s then most expensive sale, for a reported fee of £25m, but Arsenal let Tierney leave on a free transfer when his Emirates deal expired in June.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has paid tribute to Celtic hero Kieran Tierney after his Scotland heroics, describing him as a fan favourite.

Kieran Tierney cherished the “surreal” feeling of firing Scotland to the World Cup after “grinding” through difficult periods in his career. The 28-year-old Celtic left-back has struggled with injury during his career, missing games at both of the last two European Championships, while fitness issues also affected his time at Arsenal.

The Celtic full-back had to settle for a place on the bench for the Tartan Army's decisive World Cup qualifier against Denmark at Hampden Park and had to wait until the 72nd minute to enter the fray. Thankfully, he found the time to make his mark.

The man from Muirhouse helped send Scotland to their first World Cup finals since 1998 on an unforgettable night at Hampden

Many football fans doubted the expansion of the men's World Cup to 48 teams in 2026. Critics have bemoaned too many matches spread out over the United States, Mexico and Canada and said 48 teams opposed to 32 does not make mathematical sense.

Tierney has reflected on his match-winning goal for Scotland against Denmark, admitting that he has 'been through a lot' to get to this point.

Fans including tennis champion Sir Andy Murray and Hollywood star James McAvoy celebrate after Scott McTominay and Kenny McLean wonder goals help send Scotland through to the World Cup finals

Brian Daboll — who has been Tierney’s superior since 2017 at Alabama, the Bills and the Giants — was fired as head coach, and Jameis Winston went from third-string quarterback to starter because Jaxson Dart is injured and Russell Wilson was demoted.