Gogic to start in central defence?published at 13:24 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2023
Scotland v Cyprus (14:00)
Temuri Ketsbaia makes sweeping changes - six of them - despite Cyprus' heartening 3-2 win away to Israel in their last outing.
Despite his two goals in that November friendly, Omonia striker Charalambous Charalambous drops to the bench along with defender Marios Antoniades and midfielder Danilo Spoljaric.
Defenders Ioannis Kousoulos, Nicholas Ioannou, Konstantinos Laifis and veteran Valentin Roberge come into the side, with Kostakis Artymatas starting in midfield along with Grigoris Kastanos, who is expected to support lone striker Ioannis Pittas.
Uefa's official line-up graphic places St Mirren's Alex Gogic at the heart of defence, with Standard Liege's Laifis in central midfield. But those position could be reversed, given the latter usually plays at centre-half and Gogic is more recognised as a midfielder.