le ▁injury ▁in ▁the ▁lead - up ▁to ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁missed ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁match - day ▁squad . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁injury , ▁he ▁was ▁approached ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁Scotland ▁by ▁national ▁manager ▁Craig ▁Brown . ▁Johnson ▁agreed ▁to ▁p ledge ▁his ▁international ▁future ▁to ▁Scotland ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁selected ▁for ▁Scotland ' s ▁Euro ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁play - off ▁against ▁England . ▁However , ▁before ▁he ▁could ▁be ▁selected ▁for ▁any ▁Scotland ▁matches , ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁agreement ▁made ▁between ▁the ▁Home ▁Nations ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Johnson ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁any ▁Home ▁Nation ▁other ▁than ▁England , ▁as ▁his ▁mother ▁is ▁from ▁B irmingham . ▁Although ▁Johnson ▁met ▁the ▁terms ▁required ▁by ▁FIFA ▁to ▁play ▁intern ation ally ▁for ▁Scotland , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁meet ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁agreement ▁set ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁Spe aking ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Scotland ▁coach ▁Craig ▁Brown ▁said : ▁" I ▁was ▁assuming ▁that ▁FIFA ▁were ▁aware ▁of ▁our ▁home ▁countries ▁agreement ▁and ▁apparently ▁they ▁wer en ' t .... but ▁there ▁was ▁the ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁four ▁nations ." ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Hor ace ▁Re id ▁of ▁the ▁J ama ica ▁Football ▁Federation ▁invited ▁Johnson ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁J ama ican ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁CON C