Boris Johnson has stepped up his lobbying to bring the World Cup to Scotland in 2030 as part of a joint UK and Ireland bid.
The Tory Prime Minister last night met with UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin at Downing Street where he is understood to have made the case for sport's biggest competition to be played across Britain and the Republic.
Ceferin - whose support is vital - is reportedly keen that a single European candidate is selected ahead of the final vote to choose a venue in 2024.
A joint UK-Irish bid faces at least one rival in the form of Spain and Portugal.
Preliminary talks have already taken place between the Scottish Football Association (SFA) and their counterparts in Wales, England, Northern Ireland and the Republic.
Although a formal bid has yet to be launched it is a certainty that Glasgow would be listed as one of the host venues.
Hampden Park has successfully staged several Euro 2020 matches this summer - and international football was born in the city when Scotland first played England at a Partick cricket club in 1872.
Heritage could prove important in the bidding process as the 2030 World Cup will be the 100th anniversary of the first tournament, which was played in Uruguay.
The South American nation is planning a joint bid with its larger neighbour Argentina to bring the event back to the continent.
The World Cup is set to be extended to 48 teams for USA 2026 but with only 16 nations qualifying from Europe there is no chance all British sides will all be granted a straight passage.
It is not yet determined how the qualification will be arranged but negotiations will be part of the discussions to be held between the home nations.
The formal bidding process will begin in 2022 and a final host will be selected at the FIFA congress in 2024.
Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross - a FIFA-ranked match official - has previously floated the idea that the World Cup final could be played at Hampden.
