Scots 'can't Let Go' Of World Cup Chance - Mcginn

World Cup qualifying: Scotland v Denmark

Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow Date: Tuesday, 18 November Time: 19:45 GMT

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Scotland "can't fto go" of nan opportunity they person to scope a first men's World Cup since 1998, says John McGinn.

McGinn group up Ben Gannon-Doak's extremity arsenic nan Scots fought backmost from 3 down but yet mislaid 3-2 successful Greece connected Saturday.

However, Belarus' 2-2 tie successful Denmark meant nan Danes are only a constituent supra Steve Clarke's broadside going into Tuesday's last information of qualifiers, erstwhile Scotland and Denmark spell caput to caput astatine Hampden.

Win and Scotland will decorativeness apical and suffice for adjacent summer's finals. Draw and defeat, and it's nan play-offs.

"The purpose of coming was to make judge we had a cup last connected Tuesday and we person it, successful unusual circumstances," McGinn told BBC Scotland.

McGinn said it "shouldn't person taken america to 3-0 down" to nutrient nan capacity they mustered successful nan last 25 minutes.

"The head said nan past 20, 30 minutes was everything that we've shown arsenic a group complete nan past five, six years which sewage america immoderate success, which sewage america to tournaments - direct, afloat of energy, brave, creating chances," nan Aston Villa skipper explained.

"What an effort we put successful towards nan end. It feels a spot weird, nan emotion of alleviation that Denmark didn't triumph gives america an opportunity for a cup last connected Tuesday night.

"We've showed signs of a amended performance, but there's still a batch to learn, we cognize that.

"It did baffle maine a wee bit, location was only 4 minutes added, but you can't really expect this erstwhile you're distant from home. You don't really get nan swipe of nan green. For us, we tin spot nan 3 mediocre goals, but what we showed coming is characteristic and abundance to travel backmost to 3-2."

Aaron Hickey was replaced by Anthony Ralston astatine right-back for nan last 15 minutes and said it was "for sure" harder being "off nan pitch" than connected it.

"Just having to hold and see," said nan Brentford defender, 23. "But erstwhile you're connected nan pitch, you're conscionable focusing connected nan game.

"It was chaos and conscionable waiting connected nan transportation astatine nan extremity of nan lucifer to perceive nan fans spell intelligence was a bully emotion for us. But we cognize we person to support our heads connected nan crushed and afloat attraction for Tuesday. A monolithic chance, truthful we conscionable request to support our heads up.

"We request to commencement nan lucifer better, correct from nan first whistle to nan end. Just springiness it everything. Hopefully, nan Tartan Army tin get down america and spell pinch that afloat momentum into nan crippled and conscionable put nan unit connected them."

Goalkeeper Craig Gordon believed nan crippled successful Piraeus "could person ended immoderate score", pinch Greek attacker Tasos Bakasetas sent disconnected for a 2nd booking perceive nan end.

"You heard nan sound location from nan Tartan Army," said nan 42-year-old. "They've sewage a cup last connected Tuesday night.

"That's nan champion we've played for a fewer games now. We benignant of rediscovered that successful nan past 20 minutes, which was bully to cognize that's still successful there.

"We're still a really bully squad erstwhile we play for illustration that. So, yeah, nan emotion from that constituent of position is bully that we tin return that into Tuesday."