
Gordon Strachan left his position as Scotland head coach on this day in 2017, with hopes of World Cup qualification in tatters.
Four days earlier, Strachan had led Scotland into a do-or-die battle with Slovenia knowing victory would secure a play-off berth behind Group F winners England, but equally aware anything less would prove fatal to their chances of making it to the finals in Russia and ending their 20-year exile from the biggest stage.