Scottish national team coach Gordon Strachan announced the squad that will face Belgium and Macedonia in the upcoming 2014 World Cup qualification matches.

Without striker Kenny Miller announcing his international retirement earlier today, Strachan called up 27 players for the two games, 4 of which goalkeepers. All except 4 are players who play in the first three leagues of England with the others playing in the domestic league (3 in Celtic and 1 in Kilmarnock). A first time call has received Ikechi Anya who isn’t Scottish but is born in Glasgow (Nigerian father, Romanian mother).

Matt Gilks – Blackpool
David Marshall – Cardiff City ()
Allan McGregor – Hull City
Craig Samson – Kilmarnock

Ikechi Anya – Watford
Gordon Greer – Brighton and Hove Albion
Grant Hanley – Blackburn Rovers
Alan Hutton – Aston Villa
Russell Martin – Norwich City
Charlie Mulgrew – Celtic
Steven Whittaker – Norwich City

Charlie Adam – Stoke City
Barry Bannan – Aston Villa
George Boyd – Hull City
Scott Brown – Celtic
Craig Conway – Cardiff City ()
Graham Dorrans – West Bromwich Albion
James Forrest – Celtic
James McArthur – Wigan Athletic
James Morrison – West Bromwich Albion
Steven Naismith – Everton
Robert Snodgrass – Norwich City

Leigh Griffiths – Wolverhampton Wanderers
Jamie Mackie – Nottingham Forest
Shaun Maloney – Wigan Athletic
Ross McCormack – Leeds United
Jordan Rhodes – Blackburn Rovers

Scotland will travell to Skopje to face Macedonia on 10 September, but four days earlier will host Belgium.