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When Scotland qualified for the World Cup... but didn't go
In April 1950, Scotland qualified for the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil by finishing second in the British Home Championship, but the Scottish Football Association (SFA) declined to send the team, arguing only a top-placed squad was worthy of competing—despite player petitions and an English FA offer to split travel costs. This decision denied captain George Young and other players a World Cup appearance, though Scotland reversed course for the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland, a shift that helped pave the way for future European club successes by Scottish teams like Celtic and Hibs.
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