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John McGinn

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John McGinn is a Scottish footballer playing as a midfielder for the national team.

Notable Quotes

"Our job is to look after Scotland. Norway's job is to look after Norway."
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"I'd happily lose friendlies for the next 10 years to make each major tournament, that's just the reality of it."
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"It's a completely different challenge for us again."
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"Our job's to look after Scotland, Norway's job is to look after Norway."
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"I think it feels different to last week because you're starting to get used to it."
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"But when the real stuff starts on Saturday it doesn't matter what temperature it is, Scotland at a World Cup can turn it up even more."
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"We're just absolutely delighted to be a part of it after so long and if we can just keep raising those standards every day, we'll give ourselves the best possible chance of doing something we haven't done before."
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"It's crucial. This was our pressure game, the favourites going into it."
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"great set-piece coach"
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"If my celebration brings awareness to that then that's the main thing. To do it on the world's biggest stage was special."
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"It's unlikely [that we qualify] but we'll wait and see."
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"It was so important to show a real gritty performance and get a victory at a very, very tough place to play."
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"No, no. I'm certainly not undroppable."
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"What keeps me going is how I felt on that first night (his 2016 debut) against Denmark - the pride, the emotion."
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On another day that's a penalty - Clarke on McGinn claim

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