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John McGinn (left) played a half for Scotland against Bolivia [PA Media]
Former Scotland midfielder Charlie Adam says John McGinn is "a certain starter" in the World Cup opener against Haiti.
Aston Villa midfielder McGinn, 31, was left out of the starting line-up in Saturday's 4-0 friendly win over Bolivia, coming on as a second-half substitute.
"John McGinn's a certain starter for me," Adam told BBC Radio Scotland.
"He's been terrific for Scotland, amassed over 80 caps, it's incredible. He'll be a focal point for us in the team.
"He'll drive the team with his energy and his real athleticism that he's got and powerful running so I expect him to play and be a big part in what Scotland's going to do in the next two to three weeks."
Adam also expects John Souttar and Scott McKenna to make up Scotland's central defence. Souttar came on for the final 10 minutes against Bolivia while McKenna did not feature.
"McKenna and Souttar are the ones for me," Adam said. "It gives you nice balance. They've played a lot together recently and hopefully they can get a clean sheet and build on that and that's how we can win that first game and give us the confidence to go forward.
"If we can win that then it gives us a good stepping stone. I expect Brazil to win the group, win every game. The Moroccans are not going to be easy either.
"There's no easy game. This Haiti game will not be easy but I expect us to get through it. Four points would be expectational to get us to the knockout stages."
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