"Scotland made a dreadful start to their penultimate 2026 World Cup qualifier as they deservedly fell behind to Greece in Piraeus. Scotland's hopes of qualifying automatically for the 2026 World Cup suffered a setback seven minutes into their crucial game with Greece. Steve Clarke's men headed into the match level on points with Denmark, whom they face on Tuesday, in Group C."
"Anastasios Bakasetas lashed home the opener for Greece after Craig Gordon had made an excellent save to deny Vangelis Pavlidis. To make matters worse for Scotland, Denmark took an 11th-minute against Belarus through Mikkel Damsgaard, producing a set of scorelines that would see the Danes clinch qualification for the finals in North America next year and leave Scotland to settle for the play-offs."
Scotland conceded an early goal in Piraeus and suffered a damaging setback in their penultimate 2026 World Cup qualifying match. Greece took the lead through Anastasios Bakasetas seven minutes after Craig Gordon had denied Vangelis Pavlidis with an excellent save. Scotland had entered the fixture level on points with Denmark in Group C, making a draw vital to preserving automatic qualification hopes and setting up a winner-take-all at Hampden Park. Denmark's early goal against Belarus compounded Scotland's position, potentially allowing Denmark to clinch the group and leaving Scotland to pursue a place at the finals via the play-offs.
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