Soccer-McTominay says he underwent heart treatment before World Cup opener


Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - FC Porto v Napoli - Estadio do Dragao, Porto, Portugal - November 4, 2026 Napoli's Scott McTominay during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Rita Franca

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Scotland ⁠midfielder Scott McTominay said on Tuesday ⁠that he underwent treatment for a ‌heart issue two days before his country's opening World Cup match against Haiti in June.

• "I had to go ​and get the shock on ⁠my heart," the ⁠Napoli player told reporters ahead of Scotland's upcoming ⁠Nations ‌League fixtures

• The 29-year-old also underwent a minor heart procedure in ⁠September, which forced him to miss the ​last ‌international window

• McTominay said he has fully ⁠recovered and ​is delighted to be back with the national team

• "That's the most important thing in my ⁠life and it always will ​be, in terms of wanting to come back, prove myself again and make sure that ⁠I can go to another level," he said

• Scotland are third in Nations League Group B1 with four points from four ​matches, three behind Slovenia ⁠and eight adrift of leaders Switzerland. They host ​North Macedonia on November ‌13 before travelling to Switzerland ​three days later

(Reporting by Karan Prashant Saxena in BengaluruEditing by Toby Davis)

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