are sweating over the health of captain as they await the conclusion of the group stage to find out if they’ve completed sufficient to qualify for the knockout rounds of the .
of their closing group recreation in Miami has harm Scotland’s possibilities of development however their tally of three factors may but be sufficient to ship them into the last-32 as one of many eight greatest third-placed groups.
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Ought to they get there, they could have to play their first ever knockout match at a World Cup with out their skipper as Robertson picked up an in the course of the Brazil conflict.
Andy Robertson picked up a knock throughout Scotland’s defeat to Brazil (Reuters)
He performed the whole thing of the primary half however was changed in the course of the break with supervisor bringing on as an alternative. Robertson was later pictured in Scotland’s dugout with an ice pack on his proper ankle as he witnessed his staff droop to a heavier defeat then they’d have favored.
The loss has dropped Scotland’s purpose distinction right down to -3 for the group stage which at the moment places them sixth within the desk of third-place finishers with the highest eight going by way of to the subsequent spherical. Sadly for Scotland solely two teams have accomplished their fixtures that means there can be an extended wait to find if the Tartan Military have extra partying to do in america, and .
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After the sport, Robertson gave a brief replace on his damage, and sounded barely glum when saying: “Personally, time will inform. I have to take a day or two to see what has truly occurred, and I will try this.”
Earlier than the match started the statistics confirmed that ending the group stage with three factors and a purpose distinction of (-3) gave a staff a 42 per cent likelihood of reaching the last-32.
That’s a decrease quantity than the Scots would have favored however they’re nonetheless in with an opportunity of securing a knockout spot for the primary time of their historical past.