How has world changed since Scotland were last at men’s finals?

The Scottish Parliament did not exist when Scotland last won the men’s soccer championship, Google did not exist, and beer cost about $1.90.

Initial concerns about Y2K’s potential were beginning to surface.

The Wedding Singer’s best box office performance, C’est La Vie by B*witched, was #1 on the charts, and Ceefax provided the BBC’s written coverage of the opening game against Brazil.

After Morocco ruined the party in St Etienne, the Tartan Army were celebrating their broken hearts with a 10p Fredo, unaware that they had been anticipating their nation’s return to the men’s World Cup in 28 years.

It was a very long time ago in 1998. Previously too long ago. Eight of Steve Clarke’s impressive Tuesday squad at Hampden were unborn.

After a generation, some people have envious of their elders who have watched their national team consume the most food. The United States, Canada, and Mexico can’t wait for the summer.

The world wasn’t revolving around the internet when Bill Clinton was kicking around in the White House and Tony Blair was calling 10 Downing Street home.

Although it had been around for more than ten years, it primarily served as a work space rather than a play. Its true potential, or danger, was years away.

Nobody witnessed Colin Hendry and his team-mates strutting out in their kilts on their mobile phones, and neither was Craig Brown’s lineup being predicted, leaked, or discovered online.

Actually, that is an image. One in four people in that time actually had a mobile phone. Imagine the huddling …

Most homegrown viewers were watching in smoke-filled pubs at the time it was prohibited to light up enclosed public spaces almost eight years ago.

They marveled at how Hendry managed to mark a certain Ronaldo, the most expensive player in the world at the time, in a rather admirable manner.

The Euro wasn’t actually used until the following year.

As the new parliament in Edinburgh erupted, Donald Dewar, Scotland’s first First Minister, said “today there is a new voice in the land” the same year.

Six First Ministers have been elected in 2014, and one has voted for independence.

Two summers after London welcomed the world for the Olympics, Glasgow hosted the Commonwealth Games the following year. During that one, Hampden hosted a few men’s and women’s football games.

Celtic have won 20 Scottish Premier League titles since 1998, including the 1998 title, which was won weeks prior to the jaunt to France, and the Scottish Premier League title, which was then known as, putting an end to Rangers’ dominance for nine years.

Tiger Woods, 22, was waltzing into the golfing world elsewhere in the sport. He won the Masters, but only one major, and went on to win 14 more.

Roger Federer, who won Wimbledon’s title in 1998 and won his 20 majors, had never even made his ATP debut. Jana Novotna, who had won the title, made £43,500 more than the women’s champion, Jana Novotna, who had won the same amount of money.

This Scotland squad will feel proud that they have accomplished their goals in just three million dollars. They might have also contributed a small sum to the celebrations…

However, this is historically significant. the first generation after the others.

The victory, which secured their first lifetime qualification, was contributed by Aaron Hickey, Lewis Ferguson, and Ben Gannon-Doak.

The bench that exploded onto the pitch as the game slammed was named Anthony Ralston, Josh Doig, Andy Irving, Connor Barron, and George Hirst, all of whom were born after 1998. Billy Gilmour, who had been hurt, was making his way to the celebrations.

Recently, Lennon Miller, Max Johnston, Nathan Patterson, Kieron Bowie, Tommy Conway, James Wilson, Ryan Porteous, and Cieran Slicker have all been called upon. All of these people will also be able to see Scotland play for the first time at the World Cup.

They watched as many as they grew up as dark blue characters James McFadden, Darren Fletcher, Barry Ferguson, Scott Brown, Kenny Miller, and many others, vanish from the land.

It’s taken 10, 011 days to do so.

The celebrations won’t have a wee while until the backdrop of CDs and DVDs, and the milk needed to make tea and coffees for the injured will not cost 34p either.

However, more and more things remain the same.