Draw likely needed against Denmark for seeded play-off berthSteve Clarke: ‘We are not going to celebrate getting to a play-off’A further indication of the raising of standards within the
Scotland camp was delivered by the lack of triumphalism among Steve Clarke and his players as a
World Cup play-off berth was secured. The Scottish support were jubilant after the 2-0 success in Moldova which earned second place in Group F, but Clarke had already turned his mind to the challenge ahead. Namely, progressing through two games next March that would seal Scotland’s place in a World Cup for the first time since 1998.
“We are not going to celebrate getting to a play-off,” Clarke said. “It is a measure of the improvement in the team and the squad. But we want to go to Qatar. When we get to March we will save the celebrations for then hopefully. ‘Job done’ is to qualify for Qatar.”