sentences:  He made his debut in a 2–0 defeat by England and also appeared against Switzerland and Belgium that year, scoring against the latter.He was selected in Scotland's 22 man squad for the 1954 FIFA World Cup but the Scottish Football Association only budgeted to take 13 players (including only one goalkeeper) to the finals in Switzerland.Combe was one of the nine who did not travel, along with the likes of Ernie Copland and Jimmy Binning.