Andreatta on World Cup aims, participation records & Belgium

Q: What are Melissa Andreatta's goals for Scotland's women's football team?

Melissa Andreatta aims for Scotland to qualify for the 2027 World Cup and/or Euro 2029, expressing strong confidence in her team's abilities.

Q: How is women's football growing in Scotland according to Andreatta?

Andreatta highlighted that football is now the number one sport among girls and women in Scotland, emphasizing the responsibility to continue this growth.

Head coach Melissa Andreatta has been addressing the media before Scotland face Belgium in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday at Easter Road.

Here are the key points she made:

Andreatta is "500% sure" Scotland will end their wait for a return to a major tournament under her management and would "rather aim high and people know that".
The head coach insists her players "believe even more than I do" that they'll make the 2027 World Cup and/or Euro 2029 - "they're 501% sure".
On the back of the news football is now the number one sport among girls and women in Scotland, Andreatta expressed her "pride and thanks" to those before her but stresses "it's our responsibility to shape that and move forward with it".
Looking to the double-header against Belgium, the Australian says the Scots will "take it one game at a time".
"Everyone is looking good" for the game at Easter Road after an extended, "positive" camp.