John McGlynn hopes Falkirk will have two players in Scotland's World Cup squad as he backed winger Calvin Miller to emulate Scott Bain and make a late dash for inclusion.
Goalkeeper Bain became the first Bairns player to be capped since 2008 when he played the second half of Tuesday's friendly defeat by Ivory Coast in Liverpool.
The 34-year-old has a strong chance of making Steve Clarke's squad for the showpiece in America and McGlynn reckons 28-year-old Miller – one of the standout wingers in the Premiership this term – is also in the reckoning.
"We don't have too many wingers, so Calvin would give you a lot of options, because he can play either side and he's got great delivery," said manager McGlynn, who signed Miller from Morton in 2023.
"I'm sure he was in Steve Clarke's thoughts, because when you look about, we've not got an awful lot to change to. You're looking at Ben Gannon-Doak and then Findlay Curtis.
"So if you want to go with wingers, it's difficult [for Clarke]. A lot of the teams in Scotland play with wing-backs, so it's not like Steve's got loads of wingers to choose from.
"I think fans in general love to see wingers taking players on. Calvin's got great flair, great pace, he's got skill, he's what you pay to see, and now he's doing it at the top level."
Miller was loosely linked with Celtic in January and McGlynn is braced for interest this summer.
"As a football club we've not had any interest," he said. "There seemed to be some interest in January, but it was never between club to club.
"Would I expect it? I would actually expect it, yeah, but he's got another year on his contract, so we'll see what happens."
Another Falkirk player McGlynn feels can make an impact for the national team is Scotland Under-21 forward Barney Stewart, who has scored nine goals for the Bairns since returning from a loan stint at Dunfermline in January.
"I think Barney will [play for Scotland]," said McGlynn.
"I'm not suggesting he'll be in the World Cup squad, he's just broken on to the scene and he's hit the ground running, so the sky's the limit.
"In time we would love him to be involved in it, but Scotland have got options in there, so the World Cup might just come a little bit early for Barney.
"But I'd like to think if he continues to do well, he'll get an opportunity to go to a European Championship or a World Cup."
