Might Scotland throw midfield curveball at Haiti?

For 114 years, the iconic Fenway Park has hosted some of the greats of baseball.

Set just a handful of blocks back from the Charles River, the likes of a fledgling Babe Ruth, the formidable Ted Williams and legendary pitcher Cy Young all made their mark at Fenway, an antique cathedral of sporting greatness.

But in the outskirts of Boston on Saturday, it could be Steve Clarke who is about to hurl one almighty curveball that even Babe Ruth would struggle to read.

So much of this week has been about the journey. Fans criss-crossing the globe to get here. Partying. Celebrating. Uniting as a nation.

But there is a colossal decision to be made that will play a huge part in keeping that party in full swing.

Scotland have three games but not three strikes. So much pressure is being heaped upon winning the opener with Haiti at Boston Stadium on Sunday (02:00 BST), and that requires getting the team right.

It's widely accepted Clarke will go with a 4-4-2, which he has rarely used but worked so well in the 4-0 warm-up win over Bolivia last week. But that was a game where John McGinn sat on the bench.

Factoring in Scott McTominay's stomach bug this week, could Clarke leave one of his leading men on the sidelines for the biggest game the nation has seen in almost three decades?