Team news for the first of this weekend's Scottish Cup semi-finals has been confirmed.

League One Falkirk face Inverness in the first of the semi-finals at Hampden this afternoon.

The clubs will square off in the hope of booking a return trip to the national stadium to take on the winners of the other tie between Rangers and Celtic.

Falkirk defender Brad McKay - who had spent five years at Caley Thistle - said ahead of the final: "We've been fortunate to avoid the bigger teams, but that's the beauty of the Scottish Cup.

"We've not had the toughest run to get to a semi-final that you'll ever see but you've still got to beat what's in front of you.

"It feels like a 50-50 game and I think that's why it's exciting for both sides. They're in the league above us but I know they wouldn't take us lightly."

ICT manager Billy Dodds added: "We've got to realise how great an opportunity it is but Falkirk will be saying the same thing.

"Yes, we are the league above but Falkirk are going to have a bigger crowd than us, so that can be a leveller, and it's on the day.

"There are no huge favourites in this one, it is not as if one of the Old Firm are playing a club from League 2 or something like that, so it's going to be tight, it's going to be a nervous affair.

"We just have to make sure that we handle the occasion and, if we do, we've got a great chance."

FALKIRK XI: Kinnear, Williamson, McGinn, Henderson, Donaldson, Morrison, McCann, Burrell, McKay, Kucheriavyi, Kennedy.

SUBS: PJ Morrison, Nesbitt, McGuffie, Yeats, Wright, Oliver, Lawal, Mackie, Watson

INVERNESS XI: Ridgers, Duffy, Harper, Welsh, Deas, Devine, McKay, D. Mackay, Allardice, Henderson, Shaw.

SUBS: C. Makay, Doran, MacGregor, Ram, Hyde, Delaney, Samuels, Woods, Boyd.

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