""The players understand the magnitude of the game but they just have to prepare for a game of football and make sure they are focused on how we want to play and on what Denmark might do," said Clarke, who must do without the injured Billy Gilmour. "If they go out and play as they can, then I believe they are good enough to get the result we need.""
""This was always the scenario we had in our heads, a final home game against Denmark to qualify. We have the points required to make sure this is the cup final we all wanted. In football sometimes things don't go your way. The most important thing in a qualifying campaign is points. We were drawn as a pot three team, but we are already in second place. We want to go one step further and finish top of the group.""
Scotland must beat Denmark at Hampden Park to secure automatic World Cup qualification for the first time since 1998. Head coach Steve Clarke says the squad are in a good place and must focus on preparing for football while anticipating Denmark's tactics, with Billy Gilmour absent through injury. Scotland sit one point behind Denmark after a 3-2 loss in Greece; Denmark were held 2-2 by Belarus. A Scotland win guarantees top spot; a draw would leave Scotland second and send them into March play-offs where 12 nations compete for four World Cup places.
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