We are just around the corner from - and a fresh crop of talent have their chance to write their names into history.
And perhaps no players will have a greater chance of becoming Tartan Army heroes than the frontmen when they take to the field in Germany. Lawrence Shankland, Lyndon Dykes and Che Adams will hope to take their chance should they be given the nod by Steve Clarke - while wildcards like Jacob Brown could also get the nod should he be included in the squad.
They have plenty of Scotland greats to turn to for inspiration before facing off against the hosts in the opening fixture - with Scots strikers from down the generations already making their mark on major tournaments and creating moments that will never be forgotten by the fans. Record Sport take a look at some of the greatest frontmen our nation has ever seen.
Joe Harper was known as the King of the Beach End with the frontman becoming the Aberdeen's record scorer with 199 goals over two remarkable spells in red. From 1969-1972, he thumped home a staggering 68 goals in 102 games for Aberdeen In the 1971-72 season, he claimed the European "Bronze Boot" award for his 42 competitive goals in 47 games and was pipped to the top award by the legendary Gerd Muller.
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Alan Gilzean
With 169 goals in 190 appearances for Dundee, he was a member of their 1962 title-winning squad - a team that would march to the semi-finals of the European Cup 12 months later.
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Jimmy McGrory
The numbers defy belief when it comes to Jimmy McGrory. The Celtic legend scored an incredible 538 goals in 534 games, with more than 500 of them coming for the Hoops. For Scotland, the lethal frontman managed to collect just seven caps for the national side - and he still managed to score six goals.
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Lawrie Reilly
Lawrie Reilly was one of Scotland's greatest-ever frontmen and his stunning run as part of Hibs' Famous Five set the bar for any future strikers at Easter Road. He netted 185 goals in 253 games in green and white, rightly entering the Scottish Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Kenny Dalglish
He would also wrack up a total of 102 Scotland caps - playing at three World Cups - in an international career spanning 15 years. No man has played more games in dark blue. And no man has scored more Scotland goals either. Daglish's final tally of 30 is matched only by Denis Law. But it was King Kenny's instinctive brilliance that set him apart from the pretenders to his throne.
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James McFadden
Over eight years in a dark blue shirt, McFadden picked up 48 caps and scored 15 Scotland goals. His crowning moment for the national side came against France in 2007 when he smashed home a stunning winner from 30 yards to secure a famous 1-0 victory over the World Cup finalists.
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Bob McPhail
Bob McPhail netted seven times during his 17 Scotland run-outs. He was among the first inductees into the Ibrox Hall of Fame.
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Willie Bauld
The King of Hearts was idolised and adored by the Gorgie faithful as part of the Terrible Trio. He'd go on to bag 355 goals in 510 appearances for the Tynecastle club, having joined from junior outfit Newtongrange Star.
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Derek Johnstone
Derek Johnstonewas Rangers' leading scorer in both of the club's Treble-winning seasons - in 1976 and in 1978 - and racked up more than 200 goals while also landing another title, five League Cups plus five Scottish Cups. Johnstone was voted Player of the Year in 1978 and won 14 caps for Scotland,
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Stevie Chalmers
Stevie Chalmers hitting the back of the net in the 85th minute in Lisbon was one of 228 goals he notched for the Hoops... and the most important. The strike sealed the sensational European Cup success for Celtic as well as their place in Scottish football folklore.
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Colin Stein
Colin Stein secured his place in Ibrox folklore with two of the most important goals in the club's trophyladen history. It was his opening strike in the Nou Camp against Moscow Dynamo that set Rangers on their way to their only European trophy win to date as they lifted the 1972 Cup Winners' Cup in Barcelona's stadium.
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Denis Law
Law collected 55 caps over the course of an international career spanning 16 years and hit the back of the net for his country 30 times - a record that has stood the test of time.
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John Robertson
The striker has a deserved place in Hearts' Hall of Fame after his remarkable scoring exploits for the club. In two spells either side of a short stint at Newcastle, Robertson scored 271 goals for the Jambos.
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Brian McClair
Brian McClair enjoyed two impressive seasons at Motherwell before joining Celtic, where he won the Scottish Cup in 1985 and Premier Division the following season.The Bellshill ace was part of Alex Ferguson's Manchester United revolution for more than a decade winning 14 major honours.
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Paul Sturrock
Signed by Jim McLean in 1974, the striker spent all 15 years of his playing career at Tannadice and netted 170 goals. He was part of United's greatest team. Sturrock lifted the 1982-83 Premier Division trophy and back-to-back League Cups at the start of the 1980s.
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Frank McAvennie
His greatest moment in a Scotland shirt came at Hampden in 1985 when he scored on his debut in the first leg of a World Cup play-off against Australia. McAvennie signed for boyhood club Celtic in 1987 from West Ham. He then returned to the Hammers before coming back for another stint with the Hoops.
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Steve Archibald
It takes a special man to fill the boots - and shirt - of one of the all-time greats but Steve Archibald never did shirk a challenge. When he arrived at Barcelona for £1.2million from Tottenham in 1984, mere mortals would have been wary about the prospect of being handed the No.10 jersey.
The last guy who wore it was only Diego Maradona. Archibald would kick on, though, and prove he was one of the best on the planet, leading Barca to La Liga glory and to the European Cup Final
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Ally McCoist
You can't turn on the TV or radio these days without hearing Ally McCoist's dulcet tones. But there was a time during his playing career when you couldn't switch channels without seeing images of the Rangers hitman wheeling away in celebration. With 351 goals in 581 appearances, no one has ever scored more for the Ibrox outfit.
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Charlie Nicholas
He quickly established himself with the Celtic and was a major player as they won back-to-back titles in 1981 and '82, along with the 1982-83 League Cup. He lifted the 1987 League Cup Final with Arsenal. He signed off his senior career at Clyde, with a total of 224 goals - five of those in 20 caps for Scotland.
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Joe Jordan
There was a time Scotland took reaching World Cups for granted - as well as Joe Jordan scoring once we got there. The formidable frontman led the nation back to the big time and allowed the Tartan Army to pack their bags after firing the country to the 1974 finals with his qualification winner against Czechoslovakia. Jordan notched against Zaire when he got to Germany and repeated the feat in Argentina four years later and Spain in '82.
