McTominay reveals he secretly received an electric shock to the heart before the World Cup opener.

Napoli midfielder Scott McTominay recently revealed that just two days before Scotland's 1-0 victory over Haiti in their opening World Cup match in June, he underwent anesthesia and cardiac defibrillation at a hospital to correct a sudden arrhythmia.

After receiving clearance from the medical team, McTominay played despite being ill and played the full match, and later also played the full 90 minutes in the group stage matches against Morocco and Brazil.

After successfully undergoing minimally invasive cardiac ablation surgery in Manchester recently, McTominay has fully recovered and has officially returned to the Scottish national team squad.

Looking back on that harrowing experience, McTominay admitted that he had mixed feelings at the time: "It was two days before the match against Haiti. I was so well prepared and in such good form, but then this unexpected thing happened."

"You can't help but wonder why me? But that's part of football, and you have to face it. Sitting in a hospital bed two days before the first game to receive general anesthesia is definitely not an ideal experience."

Speaking about his recent surgery and recovery, he reassured the public: "People might find the news about my heart problem scary, but it was actually a very smooth and routine minimally invasive surgery. I feel much better than before, and I'm incredibly happy to be back on the field playing football."

Facing his upcoming national team and club campaigns, the 29-year-old midfielder firmly stated: "For me, the most important thing is always to return stronger and to continuously push myself to a higher level throughout my career."

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