Stakes high for McGinn and Co

JOHN MCGINN vowed Scotland will give “absolutely everything” to realise their World Cup dream tomorrow night after emerging from a chaotic 90 minutes in Greece.

- BY GAVIN MCCAFFERTY

Steve Clarke's side needed some heroics from keeper Craig Gordon to keep them in the game in Piraeus in the 42-year-old's first match in six months - but still ended up three goals down before launching a fightback.

They fell short in a 3-2 defeat but midfielder McGinn and his teammates then discovered Group C leaders Denmark had been held 2-2 at home by Belarus.

It means Scotland now have the chance to leapfrog the Danes and avoid the playoffs when they host the top seeds at Hampden in the deciding game.

McGinn, the Aston Villa captain, said: "We never give up. We didn't give up on Saturday night and we proved there is still loads of fight left in us.