Greece, Scotland and World Cup
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Scotland head coach Steve Clarke tells BBC Scotland: "On the performance side of it, you have to understand how hard we worked out of possession. "When they scored the goal, the shackles came off a bit and from there we finished the game strong. "The Greeks had a lot of the ball first half but they weren't carving us open.
Scotland stunned Greece with a 3-1 home win in their Group C qualifier on Thursday to take a big step towards a first World Cup since 1998 on a night that saw manager Steve Clarke equal the national record for most games in charge.
Scotland roared back to beat Greece 3-1 on Thursday to boost their hopes of direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup, while Cody Gakpo inspired the Netherlands to a 4-0 win in Malta.Faroe Islands secured a third win in six outings in the group,
Watch the best of the action as Scotland score twice late on to beat Greece and boost their hopes of qualifying for next summer's World Cup finals.
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Scotland come from behind to beat Greece
Scotland kept their World Cup qualification hopes alive with a dramatic 3-1 comeback against Greece at Hampden Park.The visitors looked the stronger side for much of the match, dominating possession
Scotland stepped up their bid to qualify for the World Cup as Lewis Ferguson's first international goal paved the way for a vital 3-1 win against Greece in Glasgow on Thursday.
Since the disappointing 3-0 defeat at Hampden against Greece, Steve Clarke's men have played four times, winning two, drawing one and losing to Iceland in June. In that time they scored seven and conceded just three,
Scotland boosted their hopes of qualification for the 2026 World Cup as they came from behind at Hampden Park to beat Greece 3-1 in qualifying. Greece had won 3-0 at Hampden in March to condemn Scotland to Nations League relegation, and they were dominant for long periods on Thursday.
Greek police last week located a group of 15 people close to the Evros river at the Greek-Turkish border. They arrested most of them and confiscated two sacks and one suitcase near them, containing 147 pistols, dozens of bullets and weapons components wrapped in plastic bags.
The same Greece side that beat Scotland 3-0 at Hampden lost to Denmark by the same margin - but which version will the Scots face on Thursday?