Scotland hotel 'like Christmas Eve when you're a kid' - Robertson

Andy Robertson (left) is pleased with the mood in the Scotland camp [PA Media] Captain Andy Robertson says he and the Scotland players are like children on Christmas Eve as they prepare to end their nation's 28-year wait to return to a men's World Cup finals. Steve Clarke's side face Haiti in their Group C opener at Boston Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on Saturday. "We're on the eve of it and in the team hotel it feels like Christmas Eve when you're a little kid," Tottenham Hotspur left-back Robertson told BBC Sport. "It's an incredible stadium, an incredible thing to be part of. "I'm just so proud of everyone, all 26 who are going to be able to participate. We've been through so much in our lives and careers to be able to be here at this point and we're now right on the edge of it." Scotland secured their place at the finals with a stunning 4-2 win at home to Denmark in November. "It just feels so special and it feels the Denmark game was an age ago and we've waited so long for it and tomorrow's so close," Robertson said. "All the preparation's done and we're ready to go." Scotland have already beaten Bolivia 4-0 in a friendly on their arrival in the United States. "It's been excellent so far and credit to the backroom staff as well," Robertson said. "They have ticked every single box for us in terms of getting used to the heat, the humidity and all that goes along with it, the time difference and things like that. "So they've done all they can. It's up to us to do all we can. We've been to the last two Euros and it's not worked out the way we've wanted it to go and it's up to us to go and put that right. "It's going to be incredibly difficult. The teams we are playing against are really good teams. "It's not easy to get to a World Cup. We've seen that. We've felt the 28-year pain of trying to do it, but we need to show up on the biggest stage and we've done that on many occasions in qualifying campaigns and now we have to do it in the tournament. "We've done it against Switzerland and England in the Euros, but now we have to do more."