History of the Scotland national football team History of the Scotland national football team The history of the Scotland national football team dates back to the first ever international football match in 1872. Until the Second World War, Scotland mainly competed against the other Home Nations in the British Home Championship, with the most keenly contested fixture being the match with England. The Scottish Football Association, which governs the team, joined the international governing body FIFA in 1910, but along with the other Home Nations withdrew from FIFA in 1928. This meant that Scotland did not participate in the World Cups of 1930, 1934 or 1938. The
Russian Empire national football team Russian Empire national football team The Russian Empire national football team was the association football team representing the Russian Empire from 1910 to 1914. The Russian Empire played its first unofficial international in October 1910 against Bohemia national team, a 5-4 win. The All-Russian Football Union was founded in January 1912 and it was admitted to FIFA in the same year. The first official international for Russian Empire was the second round match against Finland national team at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. The development of league football in Russia was stopped by the outbreak of First World War