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Between 1954 and 1998, Scotland qualified for the FIFA World Cup on 8 occasions. Despite some memorable performances and world class players at their disposal, Scotland have never reached beyond the group stage of any international tournament, and never won more than one match in a group. But what if 5 lucky Scotsmen not only progressed through a group but went on to pick up a bronze medal at a World Cup, would you believe it? Well they did… …for the USA! Of the 16 players selected to represent the United States at the inaugural World Cup in 1930, 5 of them were born and grew up in Scotland, and even their coach, Robert Millar, was Scottish. Defender: Alexander "Sandy " Wood, born in Lochgelly, Fife 12th June 1907 Midfielder: Andrew "Dasher " Auld, born in Stevenston, North Ayrshire, 30th April 1900 Midfielder: Jimmy Gallagher, born in Kirkintilloch, 7th June 1901 Forward: Bartholomew "Bart " McGhee, born in Edinburgh, 30th April 1899 Forward: James Brown, born in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, 31st December 1908 Hi folks, I'm Aidan, a filmmaker from Saltcoats. In 2022 I produced a short documentary about one of those US players, Andy Auld, who was born in raised in Stevenston, North Ayrshire where he played at Junior level as a midfielder for Stevenston and Parkhead before emigrating to the US where he turned out for Providence Clamdiggers and was called up to the US national team for the first time in 1926, scoring 2 goals on his debut. He would be called up again in 1930 as the country made their debut on the World stage where they would make it all the way to the semi-finals before being eliminated by a bullish Argentina side. The US were then awarded third place over Yugoslavia. In my research I discovered more and more details of this incredible story which suprisingly few people in Scotland have ever heard of. I'm hoping to use this topic / forum to share what I've found and bring it to a wider audience. Feel free to take a look at my video linked below. Andy Auld: Ardeer to America