Scotland U17 in Cup final … against England!

Ever heard of the Nordic Cup? Truth be told, neither have I. I will be the first to admit that, while I think the youth game is incredibly important, I don’t always keep up with it as much as I should. Sufficed to say, it is a preseason youth tournament made up of northern European sides (Scandinavia plus England, Ireland and Scotland most years). England has won it, between the different age classes, a record 9 times. Scotland – never. And now we have the chance for me to write my favorite sentence on Earth:

Scotland beats England in Cup Final.

That is, assuming of course, that we win.

Scotland’s U-17 side has reached the final of this Nordic Cup, to face the younger version of our Auld Enemies the English. They reached this point after beating Finland 4-1 and Iceland 2-1, then drawing with Sweden 0-0. Considering the heavily Scandinavian makeup of our senior World Cup qualifying group, I am choosing to see this as a very, very good omen.

If any of you would like to see the young Scots’ goals to this point, and hear individually from each of the 13 fans in attendance, check out the SFA’s video here – CLICK.

After this horrific week for Scottish sides in Europe, where Motherwell went down 3-0, Aberdeen 5-1 (at home) and Celtic 1-0, it’s good to know that there’s some strength coming up for the future.

Mon the Scots – let’s finish this one, lads.