A laboured Scotland wheezed their way to the top of their World Cup qualifying group with two games remaining by edging out the world's 100th best national team, Belarus, in front of a discontented Hampden crowd.
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Image source, SNSAndy Robertson: "It doesn't feel good.
"We can be honest with that. It doesn't feel like a win at the minute and I think you can see that by our reaction at the end which is hugely frustrating. The performance is nowhere near where we need it to be.
"At the start of the week we would have taken the six points and we can look back in November at where we are [and be pleased with it] but currently walking off the pitch it doesn't feel good.
"We gave them far too many chances. I don't know if we were tired from Thursday night, we put a lot into that one, but that's no excuse.
"We weren't good on or off the ball, at times we did well. We could have, with slightly better decision making, had a couple more chances.
"It's a hugely frustrating night, we felt that in the stands, I didn't quite understand it on Thursday but I understand it tonight. We'll take that on board but come November we've got the chance to go to a World Cup and that's what we're focused on."
Scott McKenna: "The three points are absolutely massive.
"I think performance wise we let ourselves down tonight, the only positive we can take is that we scored two goals and managed to get three points.
"At half-time the manager came in but he was absolutely furious with us.
"We didn't win any first balls, didn't win any second balls either. Belarus probably looked more dangerous than us over the 90 minutes."
Scott McTominay: "We know every game from now until the end is so important.
"It's been good in terms of points picked up but we know we've got to be better than what we've shown, everybody does, me included.
"We've got to be at a higher standard than this. It's difficult to put into words how much I see in training and you see that in glimpses on the pitch.
"We know we've got such a great team spirit. The manager had every right not to be happy at half-time. We just want to repay him, he's such a fantastic manager and we want to get to a major tournament.
"We've got some spirit because when we went 1-0 down the other night [against Greece] we managed to come back. It's such a key aspect of a team like ours. Add a little bit of quality and we'll do well."
Ben Gannon-Doak: "We know what level we are and we know we can be much better than what we were tonight.
"Even though both games weren't the nicest to watch we've shown we can still win when we play that way.
"I did what the team wanted from me, I tried my best and I'm a bit disappointed I didn't contribute to a goal and put the game to bed a bit sooner but we've got the win and I did the defensive duties well I thought. Onto the next one.
"Belarus are good at what they're good at, they can make the game ugly and make you run but I think that's partly down to us because we weren't at the level we know we can be at. We can give some of the plaudits to them but a lot of it's down to us.
"We're not going to get carried away. We know what we need to do [in November]."
Image source, SNSScotland head coach Steve Clarke: "Performances don't get you qualification. If you'd said at the start of this camp we'd come out with six points, everyone would've been really happy.
"But, I have to be honest, tonight I was really, really disappointed in my team. I don't think we got anywhere near the levels we can reach and that was really disappointing.
"I'm going to have to have a good look at the two games. The first game, we dug in when it wasn't going our way. Tonight, the game was far too open and we didn't control the game without the ball, and we weren't good enough with the ball. Both sides of the ball were wrong tonight."
"We've come out with the three points, so that's one small crumb of comfort but the rest of it is a bit of a headscratcher [as to] why we were so poor.
"We wanted to go and see the game out, and we put Lennon [Miller] and Kieron [Bowie] on to have a little feel for it. Ultimately, we shouldn't be conceding goals in injury time because that makes it even more disappointing.
"We gave away a goal that we shouldn't give away and we have to defend better."
Image source, SNSScotland head coach Steve Clarke is hoping to right past "hurt" and qualify for the 2026 World Cup with the national side.
The 62-year-old narrowly missed out on the competition as a player back in 1990 and admits "it still hurts" knowing he never got to a World Cup with his country.
If Denmark beat Greece on Sunday, and Scotland can overcome Belarus, Clarke's men will be guaranteed at least a play-off place for a spot in the tournament next summer.
"Sunday's another step," the head coach said.
"And the closer you get to the end of the qualifying campaign if you're making positive steps, it just makes the next game bigger.
"Hopefully on Sunday night, we're smiling and thinking about November with two fantastic games to look forward to.
"You can see it in the performances. The players are determined to do everything they can to make sure we get to the finals. We've managed to do what we wanted to do so far, but we've still got three steps to take.
"I wanted to go as a player, but didn't managed to achieve it. I got pretty close in 1990 when I was in the pre-World Cup squad. That hurt and it still hurts a bit now that I haven't been to a World Cup with my country.
"I've got a chance to do it now. A fantastic group of players that want to be the first ones since 1998 to take their country to a World Cup. Hopefully it marries up and we can manage to achieve that."
With 38-year-old Kasper Schmeichel's contract remaining uncertain, Celtic are exploring the possibility of signing a new goalkeeper and Scotland's Angus Gunn is eager to join the Scottish champions after being pushed down the pecking order at Nottingham Forest. (Football Insider), external
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Image source, SNSWhen Billy Gilmour was a young boy in Ayrshire, he dreamed of playing for his country on the biggest stage.
He has represented Scotland at two European Championships and has won Serie A with Napoli, but the 24-year-old midfielder makes no secret that he would like to add a World Cup spot to that list and fulfil his childhood dream.
Scotland could guarantee themselves a World Cup play-off by Sunday night should they beat Belarus and Denmark beat Greece.
"When you're young you go down to the parks and you're playing cuppy dubs, cuppy singles, World Cuppy - it's every child's dream to play for their country and the biggest clubs," he said.
"Three games away and hopefully we can get it done. We've got a big game tomorrow so we need to focus on that first."
Gilmour started as a substitute against Greece on Thursday, but impressed off the bench as Scotland secured a vital 3-1 win.
He made it clear he wants to start against Belarus in a game he expects to look a lot different to this week's other qualifier.
"When I come off the bench I want to prove to him that [Steve Clarke] shouldn't leave me out," Gilmour said. "There's good players in our team competing for the same position. I need to try to stand out.
"I don't think I need to come on and make a point. It's more come on and help the team and show my qualities. Against Greece, it's difficult - they're a good team. You have to come on and do your job.
"We hope to be on the ball a lot more, on the front foot and win the game. Belarus are a good team. We'll need to be at it, make sure we're clinical and get the three points."
Image source, SNSScotland head coach Steve Clarke has been speaking to the media as his side prepare to face Belarus on Sunday.
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The Scotland boss thinks it could be a "long night" at Hampden on Sunday as Belarus will be "difficult to break down" but is hopeful his team can put on a performance to "get the crowd excited".
He stresses that "if you want to qualify, these are the games you have to win" and insists there's "no room for complacency" when Belarus come to Hampden.
Clarke says he would "be daft" if he "wasn't proud" as he prepares to break Craig Brown's record of 71 games as Scotland head coach but insists the focus is firmly on the team and winning the game.
Clarke admits he didn't think he'd last this long as head coach although is relishing the opportunity to qualify for a World Cup.
He says missing out on the competition as a player it 1990 "still hurts" and is determined to reach the finals now.
On team selection, Clarke adds he's "frustrated" that he "can't pick every good player", saying "it always seems to be the one you leave out is the one you get hit over the head with" when asked about Billy Gilmour being on the bench against Greece.
The head coach says defender Aaron Hickey "is in a much better place" than when he was subbed off on Thursday night and is "pretty sure" it's a "minor" issue.
Image source, Getty ImagesSteve Clarke will take charge of his 72nd game as Scotland head coach, the most of any manager in their history. His next win will be his 32nd - taking him level with Craig Brown for the most wins in the national team's history. He currently has a win rate of nearly 44%.
Belarus head coach Carlos Alos has won six of his 23 games in charge, drawing eight and losing nine - a win rate of 26%.
Scotland remain unbeaten in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup (W2 D1) and could avoid defeat in their first four matches of a qualifying campaign for the first time since the 2002 World Cup campaign, when they won the first six.
Indeed, Scotland are unbeaten in their latest 12 World Cup qualifying matches at home.
Belarus have lost each of their last four matches in all competitions, Thursday's 6-0 loss to Denmark being their second-biggest ever defeat after an 8-0 thrashing by Belgium in March 2021.
Scotland have won three of their previous five meetings with Belarus (drawing once), with each of those coming in World Cup qualifying – the most recent being last month's 2-0 win in Hungary.
This will be Belarus' third trip to face Scotland, losing the first 4-1 in September 1997 before winning the most recent 1-0 in October 2005.
Scotland have won each of their last 11 games in all competitions against nations ranked 100th or lower in the world rankings (Belarus are 100th), since a 3-0 loss in Kazakhstan (117th) in March 2019. The Scots have never lost at home to such a nation since the rankings were introduced in 1992 (P21 W19 D2).
Belarus have lost each of their last 10 World Cup qualifying matches by an aggregate score of 35-4, losing each of their last 17 outside of Belarus – during which they have failed to score more than once in any defeat while also conceding at least five times in four of their last six losses.
Scotland striker Lyndon Dykes has scored three goals as a substitute for Scotland, with only James McFadden (five) netting more times from the bench in their history - half of Dykes' 10 goals for the nation have come in World Cup qualifiers.
Scotland head coach Steve Clarke has called up uncapped Hibernian midfielder Josh Mulligan and Rangers' Connor Barron as replacements for the suspended Lewis Ferguson and Ryan Christie for Sunday's World Cup qualifier against Belarus. (Scottish Sun), external
Members of the Scottish Parliament have signed a letter calling on European governing body Uefa to expel the Belarusian national team from the World Cup qualifiers ahead of the team's match against Scotland. (The National), external
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