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Scotland's fateful 1978 World Cup campaign still resonates

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Scotland's fateful 1978 World Cup campaign still resonates

📅 Published: June 09, 2026 at 08:34 ✍️ Published by: Sporty Picks Editor

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There's a mesmeric quality to this story of '78, a legend of how a man and a country lost the run of itself, writes Tom English.

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