SNP calls on Sky Sports to make Scotland World Cup play-off match free-to-air

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The SNP has called on Sky Sports to make Scotland's crucial World Cup play-off match free-to-air.Steve Clarke's side will find out tomorrow who they will face in the semi-final next March when the draw is made in Zurich at 4pm.

The men's national team have won their last six matches thanks to a string of sensational performances and are now just two games away from an appearance at the World Cup finals for the first time since 1998.

But an existing broadcast deal between the SFA and Sky Sports means thousands of fans could miss out unless they pay to join the subscription service.Ian Blackford, the SNP's Westminster leader, believes a game of such significance should be free to view and has written to the TV giant to make the case.