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Weekend o'clock!

Thanks for joining us today and thanks for all your messages on a slow news day. Especially you, Peter Shilton and Jordan Pickford.

For anything you've missed today, check out the summary points at the top of the page.

No Premier League action this weekend but BBC Radio 5 Live will have full commentary of Scotland's World Cup qualifier against Denmark this evening, as well as England's World Cup qualifier versus Andorra tomorrow.

We'll be back first thing on Monday.

Have a great weekend!

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Thomas Tuchel brushed off any idea that England would rest key players tomorrow against Andorra and he confirmed Harry Kane would be in from the start.

The England captain is looking extremely relaxed.

Other than that, a lot of running, a lot of shouting and the odd blow of the whistle. Just what you'd expect from a training session.

They have got the footballs out as well.

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I really wish I could tell you something seriously interesting about the players as they ease in to the session but it's all smiles out there.

Thomas Tuchel was extremely complimentary about Ruben Loftus-Cheek in his news conference earlier and the AC Milan midfielder looks like he is enjoying himself.

As is Marcus Rashford, who makes his return to the England squad following his summer move to Barcelona.

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Well by my maths, there is a full squad of players away from the goalkeepers.

Thomas Tuchel is going through some instructions before they set off for a jog and get warmed up.

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We are expecting a full squad of 24 (including goalkeepers) to emerge on to the training pitch at St George's Park - that's after the withdrawal of John Stones due to injury this morning.

England boss Thomas Tuchel said in Friday's news conference: "He [John Stones] came with minor issues and didn't progress as we thought and hoped he would, so he left camp this morning."

The players are being led out by captain Harry Kane.

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Denmark and Scotland have faced each other 18 times across all competitions, with the first meeting a friendly back in 1951.

Scotland have the upper hand overall, having won 11 times, whilst Denmark have seven wins and there has never been a draw between the two sides.

The two countries last met back in 2021, with Scotland winning 2-0 at Hampden Park in a World Cup qualifier.

Earlier in that group stage Denmark had won 2-0 in Copenhagen.

England

The stream of England's training is now live.

We've just got some keepers on the turf at the minute but expecting the rest to follow suit shortly.

Click 'Watch live' at the top of this page to tune in.

Denmark

Denmark hosts Scotland in a crucial World Cup qualifier this evening as both sides look to strengthen their position in Group F. Let's have a look at their key players:

• Joachim Andersen: Denmark’s backline has a familiar Premier League flavour, and at the heart of it is Joachim Andersen. The Fulham centre-back, who previously captained the club during his first spell in 2020–21, has grown into one of Europe’s most composed defenders. Tall, assured, and technically gifted, Andersen is known for his raking long passes and calmness under pressure.
• Patrick Dorgu: The Manchester United left wing-back can bomb up and down that left flank and add another dimension to the Danish attack. However, unlike at his club, Denmark tends to play a back four, so he will need to be more wary of his defensive duties than usual.
• Kasper Schmeichel: Former Premier League winner Kasper Schmeichel has kept four clean sheets in his last four starts for Celtic and will be hoping to translate this form to his national team. As the captain of his country, his leadership and shot-stopping abilities are crucial in high-stakes matches.

Jordan Butler
BBC Sport journalist

Denmark will be missing some key players but are still expected to name an experienced starting line-up in Copenhagen this evening.

Arsenal's Christian Norgaard is yet to feature this season due to injury while talisman and record cap holder Christian Eriksen has been overlooked as he seeks a new club.

“It has been an incredibly difficult and big dilemma for me as I still think that Christian [Eriksen] is one of our best players,” said Denmark head coach Brian Riemer on Eriksen’s exclusion. “He hasn’t had a club to train with in the past two and a half months. Therefore, the assessment from the coaching team is that we have to disregard Christian at this stage.”

However, Barcelona defender Andreas Christensen could make his first appearance since Euro 2024.

The Danes have won 25 of their past 28 home games in all competitions (D1, L2), keeping 18 clean sheets in that time.

Scott Mullen
BBC Scotland at Hampden Park

Steve Clarke took over as Scotland head coach in 2019 and vowed to get the country back to a major finals. He's managed it twice, both at European Championships finals.

It's no mean feat, albeit both were a damp squib with Scotland wheezing their way to an early exit on each occasion without really landing a punch on, well, anyone.

The Scottish FA has seven performance schools, a scheme that was introduced in 2012 for the cream of Scotland's young talent to learn, grow and flourish.

Of the Scotland team in Germany at last summer's Euros, Billy Gilmour was the only performance school graduate, having attended Grange Academy in Kilmarnock.

As well as the SFA, some Scottish clubs also have their own school partnerships, including Celtic, Dundee, Dundee United, Hearts and Rangers.

For example, Celtic's partnership with St Ninian's in Kirkintilloch can include Kieran Tierney, Anthony Ralston, Aaron Hickey, Jack Hendry and Ben Gannon-Doak as alumni.

But given the SFA's scheme is now hitting the stage where the first cohort are in their mid 20s, it's hardly blockbusting figures. Only Gilmour and Max Johnston are flying the flag for performance school graduates in Clarke's current squad.

In short, no.

Since 1998 - the last World Cup the reached - every European team who reached a World Cup had a higher world ranking at that time than the Scots. In other words, if Scotland had made it, they'd be the worst team from Europe at any given tournament.

In 2002 with a world ranking of 50, Craig Brown's team would have actually been the lowest team globally to travel to South Korea and Japan.

What does this data tell us? Well, that Scotland aren't expected to qualify for World Cups - and haven't been for some time. And not just internally through the Scottish pessimism prism.

One could argue that if the Scots had made it into one, say, the World Cup in 2002, then by winning the extra points to get us there and maybe snatching the odd result, our ranking then would have gone up.

But that's in the realms of ifs, buts and maybes. Given results of the national team over the past 27 years, they didn't deserve to make it.

Whether they should have done, is another question.

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Another live stream to bring you before we close for the day.

Thomas Tuchel will be putting his England side through their paces in around 30 minutes time.

You'll be able to click 'Watch live' at the top of the page shortly to keep across it.

Tom McCoy
BBC Sport journalist

Tonight’s match against Denmark will be Steve Clarke’s 69th in charge, taking him ahead of Jock Stein into outright second place for most games as Scotland manager.

Assuming Clarke remains in post for his side’s first four qualifiers, he will overtake Craig Brown’s Scottish record of 71 matches when Belarus visit Hampden Park next month.

The 62-year-old, who has guided the Scots to back-to-back European Championship appearances, said in March there is a “75% chance” he will not renew his contract, which expires after the 2026 World Cup.

If his team can qualify for next summer’s finals in North America, he will make another piece of history. Not only would it be Scotland’s first appearance at a men’s World Cup since 1998, but it would make Clarke the first manager to lead the Tartan Army at three major tournaments.

Ben Ramsdale
BBC Sport

It's a solid Get Involved shout to be fair.

Anyone want to be the first to take the plunge?

Directing all the aggro your way when it comes though, Tom.

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Steve Clarke insists his players deserve to reach a World Cup as Scotland open their qualifying campaign away to Denmark on Friday.

Scotland will face Belarus in Hungary in Monday, before hosting both those sides and playing Greece in a double-header - all live on the BBC this autumn - as they bid to reach a first finals since 1998.

And while 62-year-old Clarke admits it would be a fine way to celebrate the end of his career, his squad and the fans are the ones who he is thinking of.

"It's about the country and it's about this group of players who have been fantastic over the last six-and-a-bit years that I've been in charge," he told BBC Scotland.

"They've been great for the country and they deserve to go to a World Cup."

Clarke, who has taken Scotland to back-to-back Euros, then added: "But deserving to go and going is two different things because you have to work very, very hard."

Some may see it as a disgrace Scotland have not been to a World Cup since the 1990s. An embarrassment.

But is it?

Since 1998, 61 nations have qualified for a finals. Of that number, 25 of them came through European qualifying.

Looking around, who has made it? Wales and Republic of Ireland both managed it once apiece. Iceland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Czechs did it, too.

Slovenia have even accomplished it twice. The Swedes three times. None of them are what you would describe as footballing powerhouses.