Sebastien Pocognoli urges calm as Scotland bid to avoid an all-time record low in North Macedonia

New head coach inherits a goalscoring problem - but is not concerned by stat

Scotsman

Published: Wednesday, 30 September 2026 at 9:30 PM

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Sebastien Pocognoli urged Scotland to stay calm as they risk breaking an all-time goalscoring drought record.
Scotland will set a new record drought if they fail to score within 26 minutes against North Macedonia.
The national team has gone 422 minutes without a goal across four games.

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Scotland head coach Sebastien Pocognoli has urged his team to remain calm ahead of their clash against North Macedonia as they face setting a historic goal drought. Scotland suffered a 3-0 defeat against Switzerland following an early red card for Jack Hendry, after opening their Nations League campaign with a 0-0 draw against Slovenia.

Scotland have now gone 422 minutes without scoring since John McGinn scored against Haiti. Failing to score within the first 26 minutes on Saturday will break the national team's all-time record drought of 447 minutes, set back in 1971.

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