Belle and Sebastian's World Cup 2026 anthem for Scotland, written in the aftermath of the team's qualification for the tournament for the first time in 28 years.
There are days that seem dark and long where the job is getting you down
So you shut your eyes and you think back to the game
Big McSauce is banging his chest, Tierney brings us back from the dead
And the last McLean shot is hanging in the air
This is Scotland, where everybody knows you start with nothing
This is Scotland, where you can join an army that's for peace
We love football, Mount Florida is coming to Miami
We love football, we've got another tango with Brazil
Play for me, play for me, play for me, play for me
Play for me, play for me, play for me, play for me
Leave it all, leave it all, leave it all, leave it all
In the goal, in the goal, in
You give us hope, you gave us despair
You make us shout, you make us dance and swear
And when I think of all the times we've been through
It only takes one lion to score
From Andrew W to Andy R
We played the game we love, we played it hard
And when the manager said shoot for the stars
It only takes one lion to roar
And I remember the squad and I don't think it's odd that I can see all those faces
And when I was young I thought I'd be the one and we would see all those places
We would be in Mexico, Mexico
We would be in Canada, North Americano
You've got to score for all of us
You've got to play for me
(Play for me, play for me, play for me, play for me)
(Play for me, play for me, play for me, play for me) You've got to win for all of us
(Leave it all, leave it all, leave it all, leave it all)
(In the goal, in the goal, in the goal, in the goal)
This is Scotland, where everybody knows you start with nothing
This is Scotland, where you can join an army that's for peace
We love football, Mount Florida is coming to Miami
We love football, we've got another samba with Brazil
This is Scotland, where everybody knows you start with nothing
This is Scotland, where you can join an army that's for peace
We love football, Mount Florida is coming to Miami
We love Haiti, we're up against Morocco in the heat
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