You are Scotland boss Steve Clarke… What would you do?

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World Cup qualifying: Greece v Scotland

Venue: Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Date: Saturday, 15 November Time: 19:45 GMT

Coverage: Watch on BBC Scotland & iPlayer, listen on BBC Radio Scotland, Nan Gaidheal & Sounds, live text commentary on the BBC Sport website & app

Scotland are potentially two games away from a first men's World Cup finals appearance since 1998.

Wins over Greece and Denmark or a draw in Greece and then a win over Denmark will guarantee Steve Clarke's side a place at next year's tournament in Canada, the United States and Mexico.

This will be the fourth meeting with Greece this year, so there should be no big surprises in Piraeus, although it's difficult to gauge the hosts' mood given they are out of the running.

You can select a starting XI, map out your tactics and deliver the pre-match team talk below...

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There will have to be a change of goalkeeper since Angus Gunn is ruled out.

Would you go for the experience of Craig Gordon, even though the 42-year-old hasn't featured for Hearts this season?

Billy Gilmour is missing with minor groin injury, but the Napoli midfielder did not start the 3-1 win over Greece at Hampden last month.

The pace of Ben Gannon-Doak could be important for a counter-attacking strategy but the Bournemouth winger has managed a mere 24 minutes as a substitute for since his last international outing.

And who get the nod up top? Would you be tempted to turn to Lawrence Shankland now the in-form Hearts captain is back in the fold?

Pick your Scotland XI

Pick your Scotland XI for the World Cup qualifying match against Greece.

How would you approach the game?

Scotland must avoid defeat in Greece to maintain hopes of topping Group C, while a win or draw doesn't materially impact the need to beat Denmark in the following match at Hampden.

Clarke sprung a surprise by going with two up top for the opening 0-0 in Copenhagen, although the forwards did drop very deep at times.

Is it time to bring back the 4-6-0 or is attack the best form of defence?

Scotland will need to be flexible, given the scenario may well fluctuate over the course of what could be a nervous 90 minutes.

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