After Scotland’s joy and optimism from a party that spilt onto the streets of Boston over the last week, Morocco delivered a sobering reality check in just 70 seconds to leave World Cup history still agonisingly out of reach.
This feel-good story has seen 20,000 Scots descend on Massachusetts, daring to dream of a first ever knockout tie. Those hopes remain intact, however, with three points from two engrossing contests and now a goal difference of zero, but this passionate finale may yet leave regrets about a lack of ambition, or rather composure, from a regrettable start and selections from Steve Clarke bound to fuel debate long into the Boston night.
