McTominay’s miracle goal ends up on a banknote as Scotland marks their return to the World Cup

Scotland’s long-awaited return to the World Cup is being celebrated in a unique way, with an image of Scott McTominay’s goal for the ages appearing on a limited edition £20 banknote.

The Bank of Scotland unveiled the note with McTominay’s stunning bicycle kick in a 4-2 win over Denmark which sealed Scotland’s place in next month’s final for the first time since 1998.

Only 100 of the commemorative notes have been produced, and fans can win them through a series of charity events in the coming weeks.

McTominay’s acrobatic opener at Hampden Park in November quickly entered Scottish football folklore as one of the national team’s greatest goals, and now takes pride of place alongside an image of the Forth Rail Bridge in the new design.

The Napoli midfielder said it felt surreal.

“Things like that don’t happen very often, so to have the opportunity to clearly put a great cause on a banknote is something that is honestly a bit surreal and I’m just extremely proud,” McTominay told the BBC.

“I want to go to the World Cup and give a good impression of ourselves and show everyone that Scotland are a very good team.”

Scotland are in Group ⁠C with Haiti, Morocco and Brazil at the World Cup, which starts on June 11 and will be played in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Published on May 26, 2026