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FOOTBALL - Former Coventry City defender Dom Hyam named in Scotland's World Cup squad

Aaron Sutcliffe 19th May, 2026 Updated: 19th May, 2026   0

FORMER Coventry City defender Dom Hyam has been included in Scotland’s squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup this summer.

The 30-year-old made just shy of 200 appearances for the Sky Blues during a more than five-season spell from 2017 to 2022.

Hyam helped Coventry rise from League Two to the Championship and won the club’s player of the year award in 2018/19.

He departed the club to join Blackburn Rovers in August 2022 after scoring nine goals in 192 appearances for the Sky Blues.

Hyam joined fellow Championship side Wrexham ahead of the 2025/26 campaign.

And the experienced defender has now earned a place in Steve Clarke’s Scotland squad.




He has won two caps for Scotland’s senior side and made his international debut against Norway in June 2023.

Hyam made his second appearance for Scotland in a friendly against Ivory Coast in March earlier this year.


The 2026 World Cup takes place in Canada, the United States of America and Mexico from June 11 to July 19.

Scotland will face five-time winners Brazil, Morocco and Haiti in the group stage.

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