John McGinns late goal secured Scotlands first win in 11 competitive games; they must win in Poland to avoid automatic relegation in the Nations League; Croatia had Petar Sucic sent off in the first h

Portugal are already through to the quarter-finals as group winners having won four and drawn one. Scotland will finish second in the group and be in Pot 1 for the World Cup Qualifying draw if we win in Poland AND Portugal win in Croatia...as long as one of the following three outcomes come to pass.

The top tier of the Nations League has not been very kind to Scotland so far, with Steve Clarke's side taking one point from the first four matches. Croatia are at Hampden for the penultimate game of the campaign and Scotland could really do with a win - for a few good reasons.

Scotland host Croatia in the UEFA Nations League on Friday night. The Hampden clash is the penultimate game for Steve Clarke’s side in group A1. Here are some of the key talking points ahead of the match.

John McGinn keeps Scotland’s Nations League hopes alive with winner against 10-man Croatia - Scotland 1-0 Croatia: The Aston Villa captain scored the only goal in the 86th minute.

Steve Clarke’s side ended a 14-month wait for a competitive victory before John McGinn’s late winner earned a 1-0 success over Croatia on Friday.

Scotland are back in action at Hampden on Friday night as they begin the Nations League double-header that will decide their fate in the UEFA competition and set the tone for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. Steve Clarke’s side face Croatia at the national stadium before heading to Poland for their final group game in Warsaw on Monday.

Scotland forward John McGinn came off the bench to snatch a 1-0 home victory over 10-man Croatia for his country's first Nations League win of the campaign in their penultimate Group A1 game on Friday and keep them in contention for the quarter-finals.

Scotland kept their hopes of avoiding Nations League relegation alive thanks to John McGinn’s late goal against ten-man Croatia. Scott Murray was watching

Steve Clarke felt his Scotland side ended their long wait for a win with arguably their poorest performance of the UEFA Nations League campaign – but were due the break they received from Croatia’s disputed red card.