World Cup<\/a>? Yeah, that will definitely happen.<\/p>\n\u201cFor me, I will make up my mind before the summer and it\u2019s always been in my head that I don\u2019t want it hanging over me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that\u2019s important, I don\u2019t think anyone wants that and everyone would be in the same boat.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re out of contract and sign a new contract, or whatever you\u2019re doing – you always want that sorted before you go into a big tournament.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have always worked towards that and have been consistent with it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s only eight or nine weeks, so from now until the end I\u2019ll sit down with my family and see what we want.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter that we\u2019ll deal with whatever comes and take it from there.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not really one to talk about (Celtic).<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously I was at Celtic as a kid and had a season ticket, that\u2019s not a secret.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it\u2019s not something I really want to get into.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe options that are on the table for me at the minute will stay private and that\u2019s the way I\u2019ve always done it.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople can talk and there\u2019s been a lot of talk around it, where I\u2019m going to go next.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve seen it but I stay away from it all now. Me and my wife have had a good laugh about some of it.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s see what happens, what the next destination is and take it from there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Robertson admits playing for Scotland has kept his spirits up during a tough season at Liverpool.<\/p>\n
The skipper hasn\u2019t been first-choice left-back at Anfield this term after the arrival of Hungarian defender Milos Kerkez.<\/p>\n
![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0_JS394558644.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
Mohamed Salah of Liverpool (L) celebrates with Andy Robertson<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been a hugely disappointing campaign for Arne Slot\u2019s side who won\u2019t retain their Premier League title.<\/p>\n
Robertson has been used sparingly by the Dutch coach and the Scotland captain says representing his country has been a God-send.<\/p>\n
Especially as he helped lead Steve Clarke\u2019s side to World Cup qualification for the first time in 28 years.<\/p>\n
Robertson is preparing for Saturday\u2019s friendly against Japan at Hampden.<\/p>\n
And the 32-year-old said: \u201cScotland duty has kept me going at times this season. I can safely say that.<\/p>\n
\u201cEspecially at the start when we had games in September, October, November, it was really important for me.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were playing in such big games so it gave me something to focus on and be a part of.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you\u2019re playing lots of games at club level, sometimes your mind can wander.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Scotland has been a big focus for me this season and I\u2019ve enjoyed every game.\u201d<\/p>\n
Robertson should earn his 91st cap against the Japanese this weekend – equalling Jim Leighton\u2019s haul as Scotland\u2019s second-most capped player of all time.<\/p>\n
If he surpasses the legendary keeper, only Kenny Dalglish will stand in his way to reach the top.<\/p>\n
And he says he\u2019s as determined as ever to keep playing for Scotland beyond the World Cup.<\/p>\n
Robertson said: \u201cThat\u2019s something I could only ever have dreamed of.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy motivation is there anyway (to keep playing for Scotland). It\u2019s clear how much I love playing for my country and what it means to me.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs long as I think I can contribute, I\u2019ll keep playing. I think I\u2019ve got a few good years left in me.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing close enough to Kenny, we have a laugh and a joke about it.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe always says there are more international games now than there was back then which is fair enough!<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it\u2019s an incentive for me. To get one cap for Scotland was a dream for me as a kid.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be sitting on 90 and potentially 91 on Saturday to equal Jim is a huge honour and I hope I have many more to come.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Robertson will announce a decision on his future before the World Cup this summer Scotland captain Andy Robertson…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":352094,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[186416,99131,186418,55690,111,139,69,186419,213,186417],"class_list":["post-352093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-andy-robertson","tag-celtic-fc","tag-celtic-transfer-news","tag-liverpool-fc","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-scotland-football-team","tag-sports","tag-transfer-talk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=352093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352093\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/352094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![\"Scotland](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0_Scotland-Training-Session-and-Press-Conference.jpg\")
<\/p>\n