Steve Clarke, Scotland's manager, has lost one of his great hopes for this year's World Cup. The Scottish coach tried to convince Englishman Harvey Barnes to represent Scotland, but the invitation was declined. The Newcastle winger has one appearance for the English national team, which was a friendly against Wales in 2020, meaning he still had the option to switch national teams since the match was not official. Harvey Barnes has connections to Scotland through his maternal grandparents. Harvey Barnes confessed to Steve Clarke that he will try to make it into Thomas Tuchel's plans, the England manager, for next summer's World Cup. The player has been in the spotlight this season with the Magpies and even scored two goals against Benfica in a clear (3-0) victory for the English side against the Eagles this season in the Champions League. "This time, I can say for sure that Harvey will focus on trying to play for England; he will not play for Scotland," Clarke told the BBC after the Nations League draw. Despite Barnes' desire, in recent call-ups, Thomas Tuchel has preferred to select Anthony Gordon, Marcus Rashford, or Eberechi Eze for the left winger position.
Annihilated Benfica World Cup remains central to this story.
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