'This is the best group ever to lead' - Scotland captain Robertson

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"This is the best group ever to lead."

Those are the words of Scotland captain Andy Robertson after collecting the Scottish Football Writers' Association Men's International Player of the Year award on behalf of the entire squad.

Manager Steve Clarke has been fiercely loyal to a core group who have now taken Scotland to consecutive major tournaments and the World Cup for the first time since 1998.

And Robertson believes the togetherness within the camp is a key factor in their success as they prepare to face Haiti, Morocco and Brazil in the United States in June.

"Being able to collect this on behalf of the whole squad is a really nice touch," said the 32-year-old.

"To pick one player out would have been really difficult. For the whole squad to get recognised is nice.

"This is the best group ever to lead. That's not me exaggerating. It's full of good people. It's full of people with no ego at all and we all fight for the same cause.

"We all just want to send everyone inside Hampden home happy. That's the good thing about it.

"International squads can be big, maybe a 23 to 26-man squad. So you need everyone fighting in the same direction, whether you play or don't play.

"We've got a very rare group who does that. They're all supportive and that's why we can achieve what we've achieved.

"We want to go and achieve a lot of good things in the summer as well and give the whole country something to shout about."

Scotland are also in serious contention for Women's World Cup qualification, leading the way in their group on goal difference following two draws with Belgium this month.