“The association’s decision to have the foresight to create the role that I’m the custodian for just now, the head of elite game, is that we’ve already started that preparation.
“It’s up to us to qualify for the tournament as well, if it’s not automatic, but it’s an inspiration to us all, myself, the full pathway, the players in the dressing room just now.”
Scotland qualified for their first World Cup finals in 2019 but missed out in 2023, while they have not reached a European Championship finals since 2017.
McArdle says the response to England hosting the Euros in 2022 was felt throughout that country and he hopes Scotland can capitalise on a similar scale.
“It’s a massive inspiration that we could be hosting but also get ourselves to a World Cup now as well,” McArdle said.
“We’ve seen how massive the hosting of Euros in England was to the English game’s development overnight and it’s certainly something that would have a massive impact across the game.”
Meanwhile, McArdle repeated his belief that he is ready to take the head coach on a permanent basis if it is offered at the end of “currently ongoing” recruitment process
Having lost their opening Group A ties to the Netherlands and Austria, Scotland face a double header with the top seeds and group leaders, travelling to Wolfsburg for the return tie on Tuesday.
McArdle says the campaign “gives us a benchmark” to gauge their progress and “learn” as they look “towards consistently qualifying for competitions”.
Scotland have lost their three previous meetings with Germany without scoring, the latest of those being a 3-0 friendly defeat in 2013.
