EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2016/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Hampden Park - Glasgow Sunday 26 March 2017 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Scotland Group F - Matchday 5 Slovenia EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 5 Match officials 6 Competition facts 7 Match-by-match lineups 8 Legend 10 1 Scotland - Slovenia Sunday 26 March 2017 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Hampden Park, Glasgow Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached D. Fletcher 4, 12/10/2005 QR (GS) Slovenia - Scotland 0-3 Celje McFadden 47, Hartley 84 08/09/2004 QR (GS) Scotland - Slovenia 0-0 Glasgow Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Total Scotland 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 3 1 2 0 4 1 Slovenia 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 - - - - 3 0 2 1 1 4 2 Scotland - Slovenia Sunday 26 March 2017 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Hampden Park, Glasgow Squad list Scotland Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Allan McGregor 31/01/1982 35 Cardiff - 0 0 0 0 - Craig Gordon 31/12/1982 34 Celtic - 1 0 0 0 - Jack Hamilton 22/03/1994 23 Hearts - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Charlie Mulgrew 06/03/1986 31 Blackburn - 0 0 0 0 - Christophe Berra 31/01/1985 32 Ipswich - 1 0 0 0 - Russell Martin 04/01/1986 31 Norwich - 3 0 0 0 - Andrew Robertson 11/03/1994 23 Hull - 2 0 0 0 - Kieran Tierney 05/06/1997 19 Celtic - 1 0 0 0 Midfielders - Darren Fletcher 01/02/1984 33 West Brom - 4 0 0 0 - James Morrison 25/05/1986 30 West Brom - 1 0 0 0 - Robert Snodgrass 07/09/1987 29 West Ham - 4 3 0 0 - Scott Brown 25/06/1985 31 Celtic - 1 0 0 0 - James Forrest 07/07/1991 25 Celtic - 3 0 0 0 - Tom Cairney 20/01/1991 26 Fulham - 0 0 0 0 Sheff. - Barry Bannan 01/12/1989 27 - 3 0 0 0 Wednesday - Matt Ritchie 10/09/1989 27 Newcastle - 4 0 0 0 - Stuart Armstrong 30/03/1992 24 Celtic - 0 0 0 0 - Ikechi Anya 03/01/1988 29 Derby - 3 0 0 0 - John McGinn 18/10/1994 22 Hibernian - 1 0 0 0 Forwards - Steven Naismith 14/09/1986 30 Norwich - 0 0 0 0 Sheff. - Jordan Rhodes 05/02/1990 27 - 0 0 0 0 Wednesday - Chris Martin 04/11/1988 28 Fulham - 2 1 0 0 - Leigh Griffiths 20/08/1990 26 Celtic * 3 0 0 0 Coach - Gordon Strachan 09/02/1957 60 - 4 0 0 0 3 Scotland - Slovenia Sunday 26 March 2017 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Hampden Park, Glasgow Slovenia Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Jan Koprivec 15/07/1988 28 Anorthosis - 0 0 0 0 - Vid Belec 06/06/1990 26 Carpi - 0 0 0 0 - Jan Oblak 07/01/1993 24 Atlético - 4 0 0 0 Defenders - Boštjan Cesar 09/07/1982 34 Chievo * 4 1 0 0 - Bojan Jokić 17/05/1986 30 Ufa - 3 0 0 0 - Miral Samardžić 17/02/1987 30 Akhisar * 4 0 0 0 - Matija Širok 31/05/1991 25 Domžale - 0 0 0 0 - Andraž Struna 23/04/1989 27 Hearts - 0 0 0 0 - Aljaž Struna 04/08/1990 26 Carpi - 2 0 0 0 - Miha Mevlja 12/06/1990 26 Rostov - 2 0 0 0 - Luka Krajnc 19/09/1994 22 Frosinone - 0 0 0 0 Midfielders - Valter Birsa 07/08/1986 30 Chievo * 4 0 0 0 - René Krhin 21/05/1990 26 Granada * 4 1 0 0 - Nik Omladič 21/08/1989 27 Braunschweig - 2 0 0 0 - Josip Iličić 29/01/1988 29 Fiorentina - 4 0 0 0 - Matic Črnic 12/06/1992 24 Rijeka - 0 0 0 0 - Jasmin Kurtič 01/01/1989 28 Atalanta - 3 0 0 0 - Kevin Kampl 09/10/1990 26 Leverkusen - 1 0 0 0 - Miha Zajc 01/07/1994 22 Empoli - 0 0 0 0 - Benjamin Verbič 27/11/1993 23 København - 4 1 0 0 Forwards - Milivoje Novakovič 18/05/1979 37 Maribor - 3 0 0 0 - Roman Bezjak 21/02/1989 28 Rijeka - 3 0 0 0 - Robert Berić 17/06/1991 25 St-Étienne - 1 0 0 0 Coach - Srečko Katanec 16/07/1963 53 - 4 0 0 0 4 Scotland - Slovenia Sunday 26 March 2017 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Hampden Park, Glasgow Head coach Gordon Strachan Date of birth: 9 February 1957 Nationality: Scottish Playing career: Dundee FC, Aberdeen FC, Manchester United FC, Leeds United AFC, Coventry City FC Coaching career: Coventry City FC, Southampton FC, Celtic FC, Middlesbrough FC, Scotland • An energetic and talented midfielder, Strachan was capped 50 times by Scotland and helped Aberdeen FC lift the European Cup Winners' Cup under Sir Alex Ferguson. Began in management while still a player at Coventry in November 1996 before ending his on-field career aged 40 to concentrate on coaching, keeping the club in the Premier League until 2001. • Although sacked early the following season, he was swiftly appointed by Southampton – whom he guided to eighth place in the English top flight in 2002/03 and the 2003 FA Cup final. Strachan stepped down in March 2004 to concentrate on media work. • Installed as Martin O'Neill's successor at Celtic in summer 2005, Strachan proceeded to win the Scottish Premier League in record time and also lifted the Scottish League Cup in his first campaign. In 2006/07, Celtic triumphed in both league and Scottish Cup, and got past the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time, falling in extra time to eventual winners AC Milan in the last 16. • Steered the Bhoys to the round of 16 again in 2007/08, this time succumbing to FC Barcelona, and a tremendous late surge took Celtic past Rangers FC to retain the Scottish championship. Stepped down at Celtic in 2009 after failing to defend the league crown. • After an unsuccessful year with Middlesbrough, was appointed national coach in January 2013, helping reinvigorate a Scotland team that went on to win home and away against Croatia in their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying pool, despite failing to make the cut for Brazil; Scotland also missed out on UEFA EURO 2016. Srečko Katanec Date of birth: 16 July 1963 Nationality: Slovenian Playing career: NK Olimpija Ljubljana, GNK Dinamo Zagreb, FK Partizan, VfB Stuttgart, UC Sampdoria Coaching career: Slovenia Under-21s, ND Gorica, Slovenia (twice), Olympiacos FC, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, United Arab Emirates • A centre-back or defensive midfielder, Katanec began his playing days at home-town club Olimpija before spells with Dinamo and Partizan. He reached the 1989 UEFA Cup final with Stuttgart and won the same competition the following season with Sampdoria, whom he also helped to the 1992 UEFA Champions League showpiece. • Earned 31 caps for Yugoslavia (five goals) – including at the 1984 UEFA European Championship, the 1984 Olympic Games and the 1990 FIFA World Cup – and five for Slovenia (one goal). • Started his coaching career with Slovenia's U21s in 1996, two years after retiring as a player. After a brief stint in the Gorica dugout, took charge of the senior Slovenia side in 1998 and guided them to UEFA EURO 2000 – their first major tournament – and the 2002 World Cup. • Joined Olympiacos in 2002 but stayed for only three months and in February 2006 assumed the FYROM helm, where he remained for three years. Named United Arab Emirates coach in June 2009, a position he held for two years. • Katanec was reappointed by Slovenia in January 2013, signing a contract until the end of UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying, and stayed on despite the failure to reach France after a play-off defeat by Ukraine. 5 Scotland - Slovenia Sunday 26 March 2017 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Hampden Park, Glasgow Match officials Referee Björn Kuipers (NED) Assistant referees Sander van Roekel (NED) , Erwin Zeinstra (NED) Fourth official Pol van Boekel (NED) FIFA Match Commissioner Jean-François Crucke (BEL) Referee observer Michel Vautrot (FRA) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Björn Kuipers 28/03/1973 9 100 Björn Kuipers Referee since: 1990 First division: 2005 FIFA badge: 2006 Tournaments: UEFA EURO 2016, 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, UEFA EURO 2012, 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2006 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Finals 2014 UEFA Champions League 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 UEFA Europa League 2011 UEFA Super Cup 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2006 UEFA European Under-17 Championship FIFA Wold Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 15/10/2013 WC QR Switzerland Slovenia 1-0 Berne Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 02/10/2006 U17 QR Bulgaria Scotland 0-1 Yerevan 05/10/2006 U17 QR Scotland Hungary 1-1 Yerevan 07/11/2012 UCL GS Celtic FC FC Barcelona 2-1 Glasgow 15/10/2013 WC QR Switzerland Slovenia 1-0 Berne 07/09/2015 EURO QR Scotland Germany 2-3 Glasgow 09/10/2015 EURO QR Slovenia Lithuania 1-1 Ljubljana 6 Scotland - Slovenia Sunday 26 March 2017 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Hampden Park, Glasgow Competition facts The Week of Football concept enables fans around the world to enjoy the very best action from the European Qualifiers – which will determine UEFA's representatives at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.