Corsie has desire to keep going for Scotland

Scotland captain Rachel Corsie missed the Euro 2025 play-off matches

Scotland captain Rachel Corsie is determined to prolong her international career, even without a European Championship to look forward to next summer.

The 35-year-old defender missed Scotland's play-off matches as she recovers from a knee injury but is close to a return at Aston Villa.

Corsie joined the squad for both legs of the qualifying final against Finland, sharing in the crushing disappointment of a 2-0 aggregate loss.

"Being around the team, my motivation to play again is there," she said on the BBC's Behind the Goals podcast. "I hope there is another opportunity."

Corsie made her international debut in 2009 and first skippered the side two years later.

The centre-half has amassed 154 caps, scoring 20 goals, and played at Euro 2017 and the 2019 World Cup.

Corsie explained that she is "probably two weeks away" from resuming full training with her Women's Super League club.

"From a selfish point of view, (playing for Scotland) is a massive part of keeping me motivated to get over the final few hurdles with my knee," she said.

"I really believed that motivation would have included the summer. Over time we'll process that.

"To play for your country is an incredible feeling. It's never a guarantee or a given. That's how everyone needs to feel. You push for your club for the chance to be selected."

Scotland start their next Nations League campaign with matches against Austria and Netherlands in February, with Germany also in the group.

"We've got great games against top sides," said Corsie, who missed the last game against Germany in 2013. "You don't get that very often."

On the pain of missing out on a third successive major tournament, she added: "We need to make sure this is not a plateau. Growth is absolutely paramount.

"The Nations League will be prep for the Euros for the teams that are going, that's the excitement, the drive.

"We have to go into those with the disappointment being our driving force."