Ivory Coast vs Scotland: Predictions, TV streaming and LIVE updates from friendly clash in Liverpool

It was back down to earth with a bump for Scotland at the weekend.

After the high of their last Hampden outing, Japan ensured our dismal friendly record continued by inflicting a very efficient 1-0 defeat.

Now the Tartan Army have descended on Merseyside as Steve Clarke's men take on Ivory Coast at Everton's brand spanking new Hill Dickinson Stadium.

It's another non-European opponent as Clarke gets his players ready for Haiti, Morocco and Brazil across the pond this summer, with World Cup Group C having a very familiar France 98 feel about it.

Clarke hinted that there would be a number of changes to his starting XI tonight with the boss keen to get a look at certain players.

FIFA stipulate that he must name a whopping 55-man squad before May 11, then whittle than down over the June friendlies before kicking off the World Cup campaign.

He likely knows the majority of the 26 he'll be taking to Scotland's Charlotte, South Carolina base, but there are still a select number of slots to be claimed between now and then.

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With 83 minutes on the clock at Hampden the feel-good factor was still pretty much intact.

But one swipe of Junya Ito’s right boot put a dampener on proceedings and suddenly there was a whiff of negativity in the air.

Fine margins. Prevalent at all levels of football, but particularly on the international scene.

Scotland know that only too well. So does defender Jack Hendry who, at 30, is now about to embark on a third major tournament for his country at this summer’s World Cup - if selected.

The big centre-back rarely gets fazed or flustered on the park and he’s the same off it. So after a warm-up friendly defeat against Japan on Saturday, he was