Disaster Index: 4.1 Entry: The Last Keeper of the Record Cause: Craig Brown's memories of France 98 surfacing in public circulation 28 years after Scotland's last World Cup appearance, in the days before Haiti. Category: Historical Evidence: Brown led Scotland at France 98 — the last occasion on which this publication's subject matter was relevant at a World Cup. His recollections are now being retrieved and aired. The gap between that fixture and this one is 28 years, two managers, one pandemic, and a quantity of qualifying campaigns that the Index declines to enumerate here. Historical precedent: France 98 remains the terminal data point for Scotland at a World Cup. Every subsequent campaign extended the absence. This is the first occasion since then that the record requires updating. Affected parties: Supporters who were present in 1998; supporters who were not yet born in 1998 and are now old enough to travel; Craig Brown, who is not alive to see the record change. Immediate outlook: The archive is being consulted. This is what happens when the interval ends.