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'Magic Haaland upstaged by Scotland's act of escapology'
By Tom English BBC Scotland
Last updated on .From the section Scotland On a night when the Mayor of Norwich became the King of Norway, when a Queens Park Rangers man outshone the greatest striker on the planet, Scotland took a mighty leap towards the Euros in Germany next summer.A Burglars XI couldn't have pulled off a smash-and-grab to rival Scotland's caper in Oslo.
Steve Clarke has agreed to remain as manager of Scotland men until 2026.Clarke, 59, took over from Alex McLeish in 2019 and led the side to the Euro 2020 finals.The Scots begin their Euro 2026 qualifying campaign at home to Cyprus on Saturday, with Spain visiting Hampden three days later."I am proud that my coaching team and I will continue to lead the team through the next two qualifying campaigns," said Clarke.
Steve Clarke confident this Scotland squad will qualify for major tournaments
Steve Clarke told his Scotland squad to justify his confidence in them by getting to another major tournament following failure to reach the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Scotland got a monkey off their back by starting a European Championship qualifying campaign with a victory for the first time since 2006.But opening scorer John McGinn stressed that "we're aware we can still improve" as they aim to end an even longer wait to beat Spain.After two late Scott McTominay goals finally killed off the fleeting threat of bottom seeds Cyprus at Hampden Park on Saturday, Steve Clarke's side on Tuesday host Group A favourites who opened their campaign in similar style with of their own over Norway.
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Scotland captain Andy Robertson says visitors Cyprus will be no pushovers as the "toughest group in the whole of the Euro qualifiers" starts on Saturday.Ex-Newcastle United midfielder Temuri Ketsbaia's team are bottom seeds.
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Andy Robertson feels he has honed the role of leading Scotland after taking "a lot on" early in his captaincy.The Liverpool left-back was given the armband during Alex McLeish's second spell as manager and has carried on under Steve Clarke.
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Ukraine deserve 'cheer' after World Cup play-off win, former Scotland boss says
The last manager to take Scotland's national men's team to a World Cup said Ukraine deserve "cheer and encouragement" following their 3-1 win in Wednesday night's play-off.