A Scot has finally made it on to the winners podium at the World Cup Final, the Daily Record can reveal. However unfortunately it was handing out the medals, not receiving them.
Lynsey Troop was a member of the Qatar Airways team taking part in the presentation of runners up medals to the Argentina players who had just lost 1-0 to the new world champions Spain. She was among eight fellow cabin crew who took the silver medals up on to the stage where they were then handed to President Donald Trump who in turn presented them to the Argentina players.
View 5 ImagesTom Cruise is seen prior to the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final (Image: Getty Images)
Lynsey, from East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, found herself alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Canadian Premier Mark Carney and the King of Spain Felipe V1. She also met Tom Cruise and Coldplay’s Chris Martin during pre match rehearsals.
Cruise was due to make his “inspirational speech” prior to the start of the final while Martin was taking part in the half time entertainment. It wasn’t the 34 year old’s only role in the World Cup.
View 5 ImagesChris Martin performs in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Halftime Show(Image: FIFA via Getty Images)
Lynsey and other cabin crew members greeted the players as they came on to the pitch before the start of the the opening match of the World Cup between joint hosts Mexico and South Africa at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. Lynsey had earlier taken part in a promotional video for Qatar Airlines outside the stadium.
She also helped provide hospitality for guests of Qatar Airways at Qatar’s opening game against Switzerland in San Francisco. In between games she was flown in and out of the venues from Doha in Qatar where she lives.
View 5 ImagesAir Stewardess Lynsey Troop(Image: Facebook)
Lynsey only joined the airline in December as a member of their cabin crew staff having previously worked for car giants Arnold Clark in their customer services department. Proud dad, retired accountant Tom Troop, 62, told the Record: “Qatar Airways were one of the mains sponsors for the World Cup.
“Lynsey took the silver medals on to the stage on a cushion where they were handed to a FIFA official who gave them in turn to Infantino and then President Trump. There is a very good picture of her standing behind the King of Spain and Mark Carney with Lionel Messi and the World Cup in the foreground.
“Her mother and I were thrilled when we were able to get brief glimpses of her on stage during the TV coverage. Lynsey was also delighted to meet Tom Cruise and Chris Martin. She said Cruise was recently nice.”
View 5 ImagesLynsey Troop was part of the Medal presentation ceremony (Image: Facebook)
Lynsey’s Qatar Airways colleagues also gave out the gold medals to the winners from the Spanish team. Tom is a former member of the SFA Travel Club and has been to two previous World Cup’s in Mexico in 1986 and Italy in 1990 to support Scotland. But he was unable to go this time.
He like all Scots fans was disappointed when we went out in the group stage last month after losing to Morocco and Brazil – failing once again to qualify for the knock out stage. Tom added: “This more than makes up for Scotland getting knocked out early.
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“We learned the Monday before the final that Lynsey had been chosen to help with the medal presentation and was being specially flown from Doha to take part. It is good to see someone from Scotland finally having a bit of success at the World Cup.”
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