As the quest for the World Cup 2026 continues, next up for the Scots is Belarus at Hampden on Sunday evening.
Steve Clarke’s men displayed one of their most underwhelming performances for an hour against Greece and were inevitably punished for the lack of tempo, when Konstantinos Tsimikas scored for the visitors.
However, a quick reply from Ryan Christie, followed by Lewis Ferguson’s first goal for his country brought Hampden Park to life. A last minute Lyndon Dykes goal sealed all three points for Scotland, as he capitalised on a howler from the Greek goalkeeper.
Despite being on the scoresheet, Christie and Ferguson also got booked in the game and are now suspended for the Belarus fixture. To add to this, Aaron Hickey went off with a muscle injury and is now a serious doubt for Sunday’s game.
Taking injuries, suspensions and tactical changes into account, here’s how we think Scotland will set up against the Belarusians:
9. CAM - Scott McTominay
Also playing well but yet to get off the mark this campaign, the talisman will be desperate for a goal on Sunday night against a Belarus defence that just shipped six to Denmark. | SNS Group
10. LM - Ben Gannon-Doak
He may not have been at his best against Greece, however last time out he forced Belarus to take off their right back because he got by him so often. However, if he wants to secure his place in the team, Clarke will be wanting more defensive discipline from the 19-year old. | SNS Group
11. ST - Che Adams
Dykes can maybe consider himself unlucky here, but the Torino number nine looks to be Clarke's first choice. Again, he didn't have his best game against Greece but did score against Belarus in the reverse fixture. | SNS Group