Scotland will host Denmark at Hampden Park on Tuesday in a winner-takes-all World Cup qualifying match.Both teams are aiming for direct qualification to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Scotland needing

It will be one heck of a night at Hampden Park in Glasgow on Tuesday, as Scotland host Denmark in a dramatic final game of qualifying with a spot at the 2026 World Cup on the line. Both teams know they are definitely in the World Cup playoffs,

Scotland have won 10 of their past 14 home World Cup qualifiers, including winning six of their past seven, losing just once. Denmark have won 10 of their past 11 away World Cup qualifiers, winning seven without conceding a goal, with Scotland being the only side to beat them, 2-0 in November 2021.

Scotland can qualify for the World Cup with a win at Hampden; anything else puts them through to the play-offs

Scotland’s World Cup flame is burning more brightly than at any point since 1997. One win away from securing a berth back at a tournament where participation once felt like a birthright, everything is building towards an undoubtedly fraught but hopefully rewarding climax.

Forget that there's a play-off parachute should Scotland fail to win. A nation craves victory - and former midfielder Scott Allan has urged a sharpness in both boxes that wasn't always there in the chaotic 3-2 defeat by Greece in Athens three days ago.

Steve Clarke has backed his players to prove they know how to qualify for major tournaments ahead of their crucial World Cup qualification showdown with Denmark.Scotland know a victory over the Danes