The day McTominay scored an even better overhead kick
What the bashful midfielder doesn't find tough to talk about is a similar goal he scored in Saudi Arabia. One, McTominay says, that was even better and netted while training with Napoli in the weeks that followed that incredible night at Hampden. "It was better.
It was higher," the 29-year-old tells BBC Sport Scotland of an attempt he reckons eclipsed the 2. 53m leap he somehow executed to set his country on the way to a first men's World Cup in 28 years. "I hate to say it, but I beat it and it was in training.
I'm devastated. As soon as it happened I was thinking, 'I should have saved it for a game'. " Napoli team-mate Billy GIlmour was with him in the Middle East, but was in the treatment room at the time so missed the moment.
"I came outside and Scott says, 'Bill, you won't believe it, I've just scored exactly the same overhead kick but better'," he confirms. Available on BBC iPlayer from 10:00 BST on Friday, May 1 BBC Sport Scotland were speaking with McTominay and Gilmour in Naples, having originally visited the Scotland duo in Italy in November 2024. Since then, plenty has happened.
A Serie A title, Champions League football and, of course, qualifying for this summer's World Cup finals. McTominay's iconic strike was the first in the epic 4-2 win over Denmark that sealed a place in the tournament, being held in the United States, Canada and Mexico. While "extremely grateful" for the mural, the Ballon d'Or nominee doesn't like talking about it, because he feels "big-headed" about doing so.