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GLASGOW, March 24: Steve Clarke extended his contract Friday with Scotland’s national soccer team through the 2026 World Cup, which would make him the Tartan Army’s longest-serving coach in more than 20 years.The Scottish Football Association announced the deal ahead of European Championship qualifying games against Cyprus and Spain.Clarke led Scotland to Euro 2020 for its first major tournament since the 1998 World Cup.After Scotland lost to Ukraine in the playoffs for last year’s World Cup, the team won a Nations League group to advance to the top tier for the first time.Clarke, a former Chelsea defender, was hired in 2019 and is set to have the longest spell in the Scotland job since Craig Brown left in 2002 after nine years. (PTI)