International Career
McInally made his debut in the Scottish national team, in February 1989 in a World Cup qualifier against Cyprus as a substitute, which the Scots won 3–2.
McInally's second cap – his full debut – against Chile in May 1989 resulted in his first goal (the Scots won 2–0).
McInally was still playing well enough to warrant further selections with Scotland on their way to the 1990 World Cup, playing against Yugoslavia and France.
A couple of McInally goals against Malta in a friendly in May 1990 effectively earned McInally a place in the Scotland squad for the 1990 World Cup in Italy. He started the first game against Costa Rica, which was a humiliating 1–0 defeat, McInally failing to make his height and power work against the Costa Rican defence during the 90 minutes. That was the end of McInally's international career. He didn't play in any more of the Scottish games in the World Cup (they went out in the first phase), and indeed never played for Scotland again, finishing with three goals in his eight caps.
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