Scotland's World Cup 2026 hopes are hanging by a thread. After Wednesday's 3-0 loss against Brazil, their grip on a place in the round of 32 was already weak before South Africa condemned South Korea to third place in Group A.
Steve Clarke's team immediately dropped from sixth to seventh in the ranking of third-placed teams. Eighth will take them through. Ninth will not. And there are games in hand for all five teams below them.