World Cup draw LIVE as Scotland prepare to be welcomed by Donald Trump

Pinch yourselves because it’s all about to get real.

When the left boot of Kenny McLean swished through the Glasgow air a couple of weeks ago and the ball sailed over Kasper Schmeichel’s head and into the net to seal Scotland’s qualification, it all seemed a bit of a dream.

Giving Denmark a doing was pure Hollywood all right but the win also sending us to World Cup 2026? Well, it was fairytale stuff.

Unbelievable, Jeff, in fact.

But it will all feel less surreal when the army of former superstar footballers take to the stage in Washington DC and one of them cracks open that wee plastic ball to reveal the name of the greatest small country in the world.

Steve Clarke’s men are in Pot Three but that isn’t necessarily as bad as it may first sound. Sure, we could land a top seed such as England or, gulp, Germany (cue PTSD flashback to the Euros) but we could get Canada.

Similarly, Pot Two has good teams such as Croatia but we’d surely fancy our chances against the likes of Austria or Australia. Yeah, they’d be fair dinkum.

And as for Pot Four, well – anyone fancy a crack at Dick Advocaat’s Curacao or the likes of Haiti? We’d say they’d be a skoosh but some of us are old enough to remember Costa Rica.

Anyway, roll on the draw which is scheduled to begin at 5pm but will likely last hours.

Follow all the drama right here in our LIVE blog!

Manchester United hero Rio Ferdinand is the one conducting proceedings tonight.

He's going to be joined by a number of American sporting giants, including Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky, Aaron Judge and Shaquille O'Neal.

All the stars!

According to FIFA, the draw ceremony will get started sharp at 5pm and last approximately 90 minutes.

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