Scotland booked their spot at next summer's tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada with a 4-2 victory over Denmark, who topped Group C coming into Tuesday night's clash at Hampden Park. But Brian Riemer's side will now enter the play-offs, where they will join Italy, Turkey and Ukraine in pot one.

Scotland head coach Steve Clarke tells BBC Scotland: "Really simple - what a fantastic group of players. Unbelievable. "I've said it from the very start of my time. It took me a year, maybe 18 months, to work out the best way to go forward. If I give myself a bit of credit, I chose the right way.

Denmark has some of the strictest asylum legislation in Europe. The country grants only temporary asylum to refugees, regardless of their need for protection. It has tightened laws on family reunion, and introduced policies focused on prioritising deportation, rather than integration.

An ambitious target On Monday at COP30, the Danish Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities, Lars Aagaard, announced the country’s new emissions reduction target for 2035. Denmarkaims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 82 to 85 per cent by 2035 compared with 1990 levels.

Scotland’s World Cup flame is burning more brightly than at any point since 1997. One win away from securing a berth back at a tournament where participation once felt like a birthright, everything is building towards an undoubtedly fraught but hopefully rewarding climax.