Scotland thrash Bolivia ahead of World Cup opener
In the stifling heat at the Sports Illustrated Stadium, Steve Clarke's side raced into a four-goal lead at half-time to give themselves the perfect confidence booster ahead of their opener against Haiti in Boston.
Clarke insisted before the game that starting spots are still up for grabs ahead of that fixture but Lawrence Shankland's early goal here - after his brace against Curacao last time out - will leave the new Rangers forward confident of leading the line at Gillette Stadium.
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He combined well with Adams, whose brace, after Scott McTominay had doubled Scotland's lead, came after well-worked passages of play that will leave the Tartan Army dreaming of their side making a real impact at this summer's tournament.
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