Craig Gordon would love to do a Dino Zoff. OK, so he might not lift the World Cup but he would certainly love to be playing in one when touching 40.
The 38-year-old keeper knows Scotland could take a giant step towards that Qatar 2022 goal by beating Israel at a sell-out Hampden tonight.
Steve Clarke’s men sit in second place and could find themselves four points clear of Israelis entering the last three games in what will be the final push for a play-off spot.
Goalkeeping legend Zoff was fab at 40 as he captained Italy to World Cup glory in Spain in 1982 – as it turns out, the year Gordon was born.The Hearts No.1 said: “Yeah, that’s fine by me!
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