It appears you can be on the brink of reaching your holy grail without many people paying sufficient attention. Scotland’s opportunity for World Cup qualification is their best since 1998, when they last performed on that scene. Theirs is also a scenario that would have been widely welcomed before a ball was kicked.
On the basis Denmark will defeat Belarus, Scotland must take at least a point from Saturday’s clash in Greece. In that event, a win against Denmark at Hampden Park on Tuesday would propel Scotland towards next summer and international football’s top table. Not since 1982 have Scotland’s men played in a World Cup having topped their qualifying group. The team that earned a crucial win against Sweden in September 1981 could afford to be without Graeme Souness. It included Alan Hansen, Kenny Dalglish and Joe Jordan.
