McTominay underwent heart treatment 2 days before Scotland opener
What's new: The Napoli midfielder said an irregular heartbeat led to a hospital procedure before Scotland's 1-0 World Cup win over Haiti.
Scott McTominay said he underwent treatment for an irregular heartbeat two days before Scotland opened the World Cup with a 1-0 win over Haiti in June. The 29-year-old Napoli midfielder said he was put to sleep to have his heart "shocked" after the issue surfaced when Scotland arrived in the United States. He still played every match as Scotland beat Haiti and then lost to Morocco and Brazil, exiting in the group stage. McTominay later had a cardiac ablation procedure in Manchester in September, missing Scotland's first four Nations League games under Sebastien Pocognoli. He has since returned for Napoli and rejoined Scotland ahead of matches against North Macedonia and Switzerland.