Scotland dig deep to keep alive qualification hopes

Scotland roared back to beat Greece 3-1 on Oct 9 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.

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Lewis Ferguson celebrating his maiden Scotland goal with Grant Hanley (left) and Anthony Ralston. The Tartan Army will face Belarus on Oct 12.

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The Greeks took the lead in Glasgow early in the second period through Kostas Tsimikas, before Scotland hit back through Ryan Christie, Lewis Ferguson and Lyndon Dykes to secure a second win from three Group C qualifying matches for Steve Clarke's side.

Scotland are looking to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1998.

"Massive win. We're not naive enough to know we weren't at our best tonight. The reaction to going 1-0 down was brilliant," said Christie.

"Two massive games - that's one ticked off and now onto Sunday (when Scotland take on Belarus)."