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NOBODY HERE IS GETTING CARRIED AWAY
Scottish Daily Express
|October 14, 2025
BEN GANNON-DOAK has warned that nobody should be getting “carried away" now that Scotland are guaranteed at least a play-off spot in their bid to reach the World Cup.
Steve Clarke's side have a genuine chance of ending their absence from the global stage since 1998.
But their laboured 2-1 win over Group C minnows Belarus at Hampden on Sunday suggested it will be a tall order to usurp leaders Denmark to finish top and secure automatic qualification for next summer's finals in North America.
If the Scots finish runners-up to take them into the playoff route then they would need to win back-to-back one-off ties against two opponents to claim their place at the 2026 World Cup.
And 19-year-old winger Gannon-Doak, above, knows there is much work to do before the Tartan Army would have any real cause for celebration.
This story is from the October 14, 2025 edition of Scottish Daily Express.
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