Scotland 'good Enough' To Qualify, Says Clarke

World Cup qualifying Group C: Scotland v Denmark

Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow Date: Tuesday, 18 November Kick-off: 19:45 GMT

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Head coach Steve Clarke insists Scotland are successful a "good place" for nan "cup last we each wanted" against Denmark connected Tuesday, pinch a World Cup spot connected nan statement astatine Hampden.

Scotland must hit nan Danes to seal qualification for nan first clip since 1998.

Clarke's broadside are guaranteed a top-two decorativeness and will beryllium progressive successful nan March play-offs if they decorativeness runners-up, pinch 12 nations competing for 4 spots.

"The players understand nan magnitude of nan crippled but they conscionable person to hole for a crippled of shot and make judge they are focused connected really we want to play and connected what Denmark mightiness do," said Clarke, who must do without nan injured Billy Gilmour.

"If they spell retired and play arsenic they can, past I judge they are bully capable to get nan consequence we need."

Scotland mislaid 3-2 distant to Greece connected Saturday but are 1 constituent down Denmark, who were held to a astonishment 2-2 tie astatine location to Belarus astatine nan aforesaid time.

Clarke conceded his squad person not been astatine their champion successful this run but stressed: "This was ever nan script we had successful our heads, a last location crippled against Denmark to qualify.

"We person nan points required to make judge this is nan cup last we each wanted.

"In shot sometimes things don't spell your way. The astir important point successful a qualifying run is points."

Describing Denmark arsenic "habitual qualifiers", Clarke was asked astir his attack for a must-win match, explaining: "You person to get nan equilibrium correct successful each game, betwixt attacking erstwhile you tin and defending good erstwhile you request to.

"You tin astir apt reference that successful nan past crippled against Greece erstwhile we sewage rather a batch going correct going guardant and rather a batch incorrect going nan different way."

Clarke has been successful complaint since May 2019 and has taken Scotland to 2 successive European Championship finals.

"The players person shown they cognize really to suffice for tournaments, truthful let's suffice for different one," said nan 62-year-old.

"Way backmost astatine nan commencement I said we didn't person capable experience, we didn't person capable caps successful nan squad. Now we've sewage capable caps and acquisition and hopefully that, allied to nan talent successful nan group, that acquisition tin beryllium vital."

On nan eve of specified a immense crippled Clarke said he was "feeling okay, beautiful calm", adding: "I ever spot my players.

"The lads look to beryllium successful beautiful bully spirits. Everyone is successful a bully place."

Napoli midfielder Gilmour had hoped to motion disconnected a groin problem aft sitting retired nan nonaccomplishment successful Greece but has not made it.

"Everyone other is fresh and fresh to go," confirmed Clarke.

Scotland opened this run pinch a goalless tie successful Copenhagen, while they person won their past 3 location games against Denmark.

There has not ever been a affirmative ambiance astatine Hampden successful nan erstwhile 2 location games. There were boos astatine half-time successful October's 3-1 triumph complete Greece, while immoderate jeered aft a 2-1 triumph complete Belarus.

"We request nan crowd pinch us," added Clarke. "We astir apt request them much successful nan difficult moments. If we each activity together, we tin make it a awesome nighttime for nan country."