Posted by Chinenye on Wed 11th Nov, 2026 - tori.ng
Scott McTominay has opened up about a scary health problem he faced just days before representing Scotland at the World Cup.
(McTominay. Photo Credit: Goal.com)
Scott McTominay had to go to the hospital and get his heart rhythm reset with a quick medical shock just 2 days before playing in thw World Cup.
Scotland won that game 1 - 0 in Massachusetts.
The Napoli player, 29, had an ablation procedure in Manchester, a minimally invasive treatment that corrects abnormal heart rhythms.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, he said the news came as a shock after months of preparation.
"I was 100 per cent fit, but obviously, whenever you're sat in a hospital bed two days before the first game of the World Cup about to get put to sleep, it's not ideal, is it?" he said.
He missed Scotland's first four Nations League matches but is now back playing for Napoli in Serie A and the Champions League.
McTominay said that he feels much better and believes the procedure was necessary.
He added that reports about his heart had worried family, friends and the media, but the operation went well.
He is now back in Scotland's squad for Nations League games against North Macedonia on Friday and Switzerland on Monday.