Scotland’s automatic World Cup qualification hopes remain in their hands despite falling short of a remarkable comeback in a 3-2 defeat in Greece after Belarus did them a favour against Denmark.
The Scots, who were 3-0 down after 63 minutes against Greece, now face a winner-takes-all game against Group C leaders Denmark at Hampden Park on Tuesday after they drew against bottom-side Belarus 2-2 in Copenhagen.
Goals from Ben Gannon-Doak and Ryan Christie gave Scotland hope and they threatened an equaliser on several occasions.
The Danes saw a one-goal lead over Belarus turned on its head in three second-half minutes and the Tartan Army celebrated a 2-2 draw in Copenhagen after an agonising wait of several minutes following the final whistle in Piraeus, on the outskirts of Athens.
The draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place in Washington on December 5.
President Trump will join FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the John F Kennedy Center – a performing arts venue where Trump is chairman – to decide the group stage fixtures.
Announcing the draw venue at the White House in August, Trump said the World Cup was “the biggest event in sports”, while Infantino declared the 104 matches would be like “104 Super Bowls”.
The draw will take place from 12pm local time (5pm UK time).
The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup takes place from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
It will be the 23rd edition of the tournament.
