Bullish Scotland boss Steve Clarke arrived here in Seville and then challenged his players to grab the point that will stun Europe and take them to Germany 2024.Clarke and his squad are sitting top of Group A going into tonight’s showdown with Spain knowing a draw would be enough to secure a place in next summer’s finals.
A whole range of permutations could now come into play if the top seeds avenge the 2-0 loss at Hampden in March which turned this section on its head.Clarke could conceivably be left sweating into Sunday night when Luis de la Fuente takes his all-stars to Oslo knowing any other than a Norway win would seal the deal.
But the manager insists Scotland have no need to rely on others to do them favours after rattling up five straight wins in the first five games of the campaign.
He said: “We speak about it as a squad, doing it ourselves in this moment."If we don’t do it in this moment, we have two more chances next month, irrespective of what happens in the other games.
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