Disaster Index: 4.1 Entry: Pre-Match Signal Saturation Cause: National media entering full build-up mode for Scotland's opening fixture, compressing weeks of accumulated expectation into a single broadcast window. Category: Emotional Evidence: BBC Radio Scotland Sportsound devoting live coverage to Haiti pre-match preparation. The "latest World Cup news" cycle has begun. Twenty-eight years of absence are now within hours of resolution or extension. Historical precedent: Build-up saturation preceding Scotland's 1998 opener against Brazil produced comparable coverage density. The match ended 2–1 to Brazil. The coverage had been warm. Affected parties: Supporters who have managed their expectations carefully since qualification. The expectation management is now structurally difficult to maintain. Immediate outlook: The signal is loud. The match remains to be played.