Reaching the final 32 of the World Cup is out of Scotland’s fingers after they of their last group-stage recreation.
Scotland followers will now be clinging on to hopes of progressing as one of many eight greatest third-placed sides.
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It means they could want to attend till Sunday to search out out whether or not they are going to attain the knockouts for the primary time.
With a probably agonising few days on the way in which, BBC Sport guides you thru what to look out for and the way Scotland may nonetheless make it.
How can Scotland undergo as a third-placed aspect?
By this level, you may have most likely heard loads about how ending third may nonetheless get you thru.
Of the 12 groups who end third of their group, eight will progress.
If groups within the third-place standings end degree on factors, the rankings are then determined by aim distinction.
Meaning Scotland might want to hope that a minimum of 4 don’t handle to succeed in three factors, or they accomplish that with a worse aim distinction than them.
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Because it stands, there are 5 third-placed groups ranked beneath Scotland, and 5 who’ve the identical variety of factors. 4 of these 5 nonetheless have a recreation to play
Shedding 3-0 means Steve Clarke’s males’s aim distinction took a blow, with them now sitting on -3.
In line with Opta, groups with three factors and a -3 aim distinction solely have a 42% likelihood of constructing the final 32, whereas it is 63% for -2 and 84% for -1.
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In Group D, Australia and Paraguay are second and third respectively and meet of their last recreation. The losers would finish the group with three factors, whereas a draw would go away each side on 4.
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On we go to Group E. Ecuador and Curacao have one level apiece and play Germany and Ivory Coast respectively. Failure to win would imply whoever finishes third can not higher Scotland’s tally of three factors.
In Group F, Scotland can be hoping second-placed Japan beat third-placed Sweden convincingly. Some extent for Sweden, although, would go away the third-placed finishers on a minimum of 4 factors.
The important thing fixture in Group G so far as Scotland are involved is Egypt v Iran. A win for Egypt will make sure the workforce ending third could have fewer than three factors.
It’s the similar scenario in Group H the place Scotland followers can be rooting for Spain to beat Uruguay so the third-placed workforce can solely end on two factors, whereas in Group I, a draw between Senegal and Iraq would imply the workforce in third could have only one level.
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In Group J, Austria and Algeria – second and third respectively on three factors – meet of their last group recreation, so Scotland wouldn’t need that to finish in a draw.
DR Congo and Uzbekistan are vying for third place in Group Okay.
A win for Uzbekistan would give them three factors however, with a aim distinction of -7, they would want a giant win in opposition to DR Congo to maneuver above Scotland within the standings.
In Group L, a degree or extra for Croatia in opposition to Ghana might be dangerous information for Scotland as it might once more depart the third-place finishers with 4 factors.
An enormous win for Ghana, and Panama not beating England, can be Scotland’s best situation from a mathematical perspective.
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