Scotland made a dreadful start to their penultimate 2026 World Cup qualifier as they deservedly fell behind to Greece in Piraeus.
Scotland’s hopes of qualifying automatically for the 2026 World Cup suffered a setback seven minutes into their crucial game with Greece.
Steve Clarke’s men headed into the match level on points with Denmark, whom they face on Tuesday, in Group C.
A draw with Greece would set up a winner-take-all clash at Hampden Park, but Scotland made a dreadful start in Piraeus, falling behind after the hosts began with clear intent to avenge their defeat in Glasgow.
Anastasios Bakasetas lashed home the opener for Greece after Craig Gordon had made an excellent save to deny Vangelis Pavlidis.
To make matters worse for Scotland, Denmark took an 11th-minute against Belarus through Mikkel Damsgaard, producing a set of scorelines that would see the Danes clinch qualification for the finals in North America next year and leave Scotland to settle for the play-offs.
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