he was appointed captain of the national side in 2004 by then-manager berti vogts, following the retirement of paul lambert. ferguson captained scotland a total of 28 times. he led the side to a single-goal victory over former world champions france 1–0 at the parc des princes in paris on 12 september 2007. this completed a double-header of single-goal victories against the french during the euro 2008 qualifying campaign.