Oldest Goalscorer and Youngest Debutant at the World Cup: Scotland's Records from the Haiti Victory

With his winning goal in Scotland's 1-0 victory over Haiti, captain John McGinn became the oldest player to score for his country at a World Cup.

The Aston Villa winger found the net in the 28th minute of last night's match. At 31 years and 238 days old, he surpassed the previous record for a "Tartan Army" player, which was held by the legendary Kenny Dalglish, who scored at 31 years and 103 days against New Zealand at the 1982 World Cup.

McGinn's goal marks his 21st under manager Steve Clarke. This achievement ties the record set by Denis Law, who also scored 21 goals for Scotland during Ian McColl's tenure as national team coach.

Furthermore, excluding own goals, seven of the Scottish national team's last nine goals in major tournaments have been scored by players whose surnames begin with the prefix "Mac."

Meanwhile, in the match against Haiti, the record for the youngest Scottish footballer to play in a World Cup match was broken twice. Ben Doak started at 20 years and 214 days old, but his achievement was soon surpassed by substitute Findlay Curtis, who came on at 19 years and 255 days, replacing McGinn.

This marks Scotland's first World Cup victory since 1990. It is also the third time the team has started the tournament with a win, with the previous instances occurring in 1974 and 1982. Interestingly, in all three cases, the "Tartan Army" was drawn in a group with Brazil, and in each instance, they topped the group after their opening match.