For any national team, tournament pages are supposed to be utility pages first.
The report says none of that substance was readily available here. Instead, the dominant message reportedly centred on how user data may be collected, how preferences can be changed, and how those settings apply by browser rather than universally across devices.
That matters more when the subject is Scotland, a national side that tends to generate strong interest whenever major-tournament discussion appears. A World Cup page carries a clear promise: readers expect football relevance. If the main takeaway is a privacy notice, the page stops functioning as a sports destination and becomes an administrative hurdle.
There is also a simple editorial issue. Tournament pages need hierarchy. The football story should lead. Compliance and consent matter, but they should not overwhelm the very content supporters came to read.
A useful Scotland tournament page would normally prioritise:
If those elements are missing, the page feels unfinished, no matter how necessary the legal messaging may be.
The next thing to watch is whether fresh Scotland coverage restores that balance. As the next squad debate or qualifying storyline arrives, supporters will want a page that leads with football, not the footer.