Preview for Scotland v Denmark
Scotland are hoping to benefit from an surprising second likelihood once they host Denmark in a winner-takes-all contest tomorrow evening.
Steve Clarke’s side lost 3-2 in Greece on Saturday night in a match they thought they must at the least draw to stay in with an opportunity of computerized qualification for the World Cup.
But Denmark’s surprise 2-2 draw at home to Group C whipping boys Belarus means the Scots can undergo with a win at Hampden Park.
They begin the ultimate matchday a degree behind Brian Riemer’s males, who had been booed off by livid followers in Copenhagen on the weekend following a dismal show.
Veteran goalkeeper Craig Gordon, who had not performed for six months after being relegated to a back-up position at Hearts, rolled again the years with a advantageous show in opposition to Greece and can seemingly begin once more at Hampden tomorrow.
The 42-year-old mentioned: “We’re nonetheless in it. And it’s now going to be one of many greatest video games I’ve ever been concerned in. It’s simply huge.
“We’re barely lucky to get one other likelihood nevertheless it’s as much as us now to take it. We wished to be alive going to Hampden and it occurred. It simply occurred in a means we didn’t count on. We simply must try to make the most of that now.”
Being part of a World Cup squad can be a exceptional achievement on the finish of an extended profession for Gordon.
He added: “It could imply every thing to me (to qualify), completely every thing.
“It’s truly making me fairly emotional to even give it some thought. We’ve given ourselves an opportunity and we actually have to focus now and put together the very best we will to make it occur. To qualify for a World Cup, given it’s not been achieved for therefore lengthy, can be one thing particular. No one has achieved it since 1998 so to get our fanbase again there can be wonderful.”
Denmark boss Riemer stays assured regardless of his workforce fluffing their traces on Saturday.
“They [Scotland] are a workforce that you need to take severely, however now we have extra high quality,” he mentioned. “Nonetheless, not a lot has to go fallacious earlier than they will compete with us. So now we have to ship a high efficiency to make sure our qualification for the World Cup.
“I count on that they’ll come out firing initially, however then they’ll flip into the Scottish workforce that we all know. If it’s nonetheless tied on the finish, they’ll attempt to give it a very good shot. That’s how I think about the match will likely be.
“I feel they’re advantageous in the event that they haven’t essentially determined the sport after 10 minutes. If it’s 0-0 with quarter-hour left, they’ll must throw every thing at it.”
Crew information for Scotland v Denmark
There was a bug within the Denmark camp. Striker Rasmus Hojlund missed the Belarus sport and educated alone yesterday. He will likely be on the airplane to Glasgow however is unlikely to start out.
