Scotland’s 2024 Nations League campaign was a story of trauma and triumph and will end in the play-off game that ultimately decides how it is viewed in the years to come.
Starting the campaign with late defeats to Poland, Portugal and Croatia, Steve Clarke’s side looked all but set for relegation until a stirring 0-0 draw against Portugal in October gave them some hope of avoiding the drop.
However, morale-boosting wins over Croatia and Poland earlier in the week have handed the Tartan Army a huge shot in the arm, with Andy Robertson’s injury-time header in Warsaw relegating Poland and handing Scotland one last chance at avoiding the drop from League A with a Nations League relegation play-off to come against a League B runner-up.
But who were Scotland’s best performers from the Nations League 2024 campaign? Who shone the brightest and proved themselves worthy of the acclaim following their confidence-boosting campaign against some of Europe’s elite sides?
Here are the top 10 highest rated Scotland players from the 2024 Nations League campaign, according to popular football statistics website FotMob.
9. 2nd: Andy Robertson
The last minute hero in Warsaw, the Scotland skipper had a good Nations League campaign, starting all six of the games and scoring a 7.2 average rating for his performances. Created seven chances during the campaign, had a 57.1% dribble success rate and won more than half of his duels. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
10. 1st: Craig Gordon
Scotland's top performer in the Nations League was the 41-year-old evergreen Hearts goalkeeper. Started four of the six matches and ranked at an impressive 7.54 for his performances. Had a 84.2% save percentage rate, prevented 1.60 goals and made zero errors that led to a goal. He may be approaching 42, but he shows no signs of slowing down. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group