Scotland have been drawn in a tricky group alongside Brazil, Morocco and Haiti, but have a good chance of making the knockout stages as, at the very least, one of the eight best third-placed nations.
Knockout football offers up the chance of penalty shootouts and, should Scotland get there, questions will be asked over who their best takers are.
Here, Flashscore takes a look at who manager Steve Clarke might call on should the need arise.
Find out more about England's penalty takers here.
Who can Scotland rely on?
*Unless specified, stats don't include records in penalty shootouts*
Scotland have never been involved in a penalty shootout at a major tournament, but their two most recent ones came in qualifying for Euro 2020.
Staggeringly, those are the only two shootouts the Tartan Army have ever been involved in. They boast a 100 per cent record, yet to even miss a spot kick.
Midfield superstar Scott McTominay was involved in both of them - scoring each time - as was veteran Kenny McLean. Lawrence Shankland and John McGinn have also taken and scored one each, and all four of those players are in the squad travelling to North America.
In terms of outside of shootouts, Shankland boasts the best record by a considerable distance. The new Rangers striker has scored 36 and missed eight in his career, which is more than double anyone else in Clarke's squad.
The two players closest to his record are McLean (17 scored, one missed) and Bologna midfielder Lewis Ferguson (16 scored, one missed). Competition for spots in the middle of the park is strong, with that probably being Scotland's best position depth and quality-wise in the whole squad.
The Tartan Army's strikers all have pretty solid records, with Ross Stewart netting 12 from 14, George Hirst scoring 13 from 17 and Lyndon Dykes converting 10 times from 14 efforts.
Che Adams lags behind with just three penalties scored and one missed in his career, although by likely starting most games, the chances are he will be substituted off before a penalty shootout arrives.
Most nations usually have their star player as the primary penalty taker; England and Harry Kane, Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo, France and Kylian Mbappe, to name a few.
Intriguingly, Scotland's standout players have barely taken a penalty between them throughout their respective careers.
McTominay, McGinn and Andrew Robertson are inexperienced from the spot, which might count against them if the occasion comes about.
That can, of course, be countered by the point that all three are elite footballers who have played at the highest level for a considerable amount of time now. Any doubts over their experience from the spot can surely be squashed by the elite mentalities all three men possess - and the fact that both McTominay and McGinn found the net in Scotland's only two shootouts to date.
How about the goalkeepers?
None of the goalkeepers in Scotland's squad were involved in their previous two penalty shootouts, but all three are vastly experienced in their long careers.
Craig Gordon, aged 43, could become the second oldest player to feature at a World Cup. The shot-stopper featured in a recently friendly win over Curacao and has faced 79 penalties during his career, saving six.
Angus Gunn - the likely starter for Clarke in North America - has faced less than half the amount Gordon has but has still managed five saves.
Third choice Liam Kelly has actually made the most stops of all three goalkeepers with seven from 41 faced.
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