In what was its final match on home soil before departing for the tournament in north and central America, Steve Clarke's side had to come from behind to earn its win.

But it was helped by Jurgen Locadia's first-half red card, with Findlay Curtis, Shankland and Ryan Christie on target to cancel out Tahith Chong's 17th-minute opener.

Curacao, which will make its FIFA World Cup debut at the 2026 edition, stunned Scotland early on when Chong cut inside of John Souttar before finishing at Craig Gordon's near post.

However, a moment of madness from Locadia, who led into a late challenge on Aaron Hickey with his elbow, saw him sent off seven minutes before half-time after referee Goga Kikacheishvili upgraded his original decision after a video assistant referee (VAR) review.

Scotland made its man advantage count on the stroke of half-time through Curtis's precise finish, after he had only just replaced the injured Billy Gilmour three minutes earlier.

Steve Clarke's side then got in front in the 59th minute when a short corner routine ended with Shankland sweeping Ryan Christie's ball into the box past Eloy Room.

The new Rangers forward then doubled his and Scotland's tally five minutes later with a pinpoint shot into the bottom-left corner, and the win was sealed by Christie's 81st-minute penalty after Curtis was tripped by Jurien Gaari in the box.