McTominay Reveals He Underwent Cardiac Shock Before the World Cup

Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay revealed that he underwent a cardiac electrical shock just two days before his national team’s opening World Cup match against Haiti.

McTominay had been ruled out of training ahead of Scotland’s 1-0 victory over Haiti in Massachusetts due to a stomach issue.

However, the 29-year-old said during a press conference in Glasgow on Tuesday: “I had to go and have an electrical shock to my heart two days before the Haiti match.”

McTominay featured in all three of Scotland’s World Cup group-stage matches, but was not at his best, as the team was eliminated from the tournament after defeats to Morocco and Brazil.

He added: “I was 100% ready, but when you’re lying in a hospital bed two days before your first World Cup match, about to be put under anesthesia, it’s not ideal, is it?”

He continued: “I had prepared excellently and was in great physical shape, and then something like this happens, and you ask yourself: How could this happen to me?”

McTominay returned to action with Napoli at the start of this season, but after appearing in the club’s first two Serie A matches, he was sidelined throughout September following surgery.

He has now returned to the national squad in preparation for Scotland’s upcoming Nations League fixtures against North Macedonia and Switzerland next week.

He said: “I’m fine. I feel much better than I did before. I think this was something that had to be done.”

He added: “Obviously, it looked much more serious to people in the media, as well as to family and friends who contacted me after seeing news reports about a heart issue, but it was a relatively minor procedure and went excellently.”