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DUMFRIES PAIR OFF TO WORLD CUP WITH SCOTS
Dumfries and Galloway Standard
|May 22, 2026
Joy for Hanley and Dykes as Clarke chooses duo for squad to travel to America
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America bound Dykes and Hanley have been picked by Clarke (inset) to be part of Scotland squad for World Cup
Scotland boss Steve Clarke named his 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicking off next month - and there will be two Dumfries stars on the plane to the US.
Doonhamer and former Queen of the South youth Grant Hanley, who now plays for Hibernian, was left sweating over his place in Clarke’s squad after being forced off with a knee injury on the hour mark in Hibs’ final game of the season against Motherwell at Easter Road on Saturday.
This story is from the May 22, 2026 edition of Dumfries and Galloway Standard.
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