The Scots last featured at a World Cup tournament in 1998 under Craig Brown's management. The group winner will progress to the 2026 finals in Canada, Mexico and the United States, with the runner ...

Roberto Martínez's side are currently sixth in the Fifa rankings, and their best World Cup finish was in ... Greece during Euro 96 qualifying, as Craig Brown's side reached the finals in England.

That frustrating late defeat against the Poles at Hampden is increasingly looking like a blow to the prospect of reaching a first World Cup since 1998, when Brown had the reins. Steve Clarke needs ...