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Former Denmark and Aberdeen goalkeeper Peter Kjaer believes Scotland can make Tuesday's Hampden showdown a "50/50" game if the Danes "don't reach their level". The teams bring the curtain down on their Group C campaign with leaders Denmark holding a point advantage over the Scots in second.
This feels like it’s going to be an epic night of drama and Scotland will have to embrace the chaos of the situation and go for it. Denmark are solid and tough to break down, but Scotland will find a way to reach their first World Cup in almost 30 years. Scotland 2-1 Denmark.
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Scotland are currently a point behind Denmark in Group C, and four points ahead of Greece. So, irrespective of the result at Hampden on Tuesday, they are guaranteed at least a playoff spot. However, for Steve Clarke's team, nothing other than a win will be on the agenda on an occasion like this in front of what is sure to be a raucous home crowd.
Scotland have the comfort of knowing they have a guaranteed play-off in the Spring. But they lost at home to Ukraine at the semi-final when they were last involved at this stage before Qatar in 2022. Clarke was asked about the growing belief that this could finally be Scotland’s time after such a lengthy exile.
Denmark blow the chance for automatic World Cup qualification as they were held to a dramatic draw by Belarus in Copenhagen.