Scotland made a dreadful begin to their penultimate 2026 World Cup qualifier as they deservedly fell behind to Greece in Piraeus.
Scotland’s hopes of qualifying robotically for the 2026 World Cup suffered a setback seven minutes into their essential recreation with Greece.
Steve Clarke’s males headed into the match degree on factors with Denmark, whom they face on Tuesday, in Group C.
A draw with Greece would arrange a winner-take-all conflict at Hampden Park, however Scotland made a dreadful begin in Piraeus, falling behind after the hosts started with clear intent to avenge their defeat in Glasgow.
Anastasios Bakasetas lashed residence the opener for Greece after Craig Gordon had made a wonderful save to disclaim Vangelis Pavlidis.
To make issues worse for Scotland, Denmark took an Eleventh-minute in opposition to Belarus by means of Mikkel Damsgaard, producing a set of scorelines that may see the Danes clinch qualification for the finals in North America subsequent yr and depart Scotland to accept the play-offs.
