Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleScotland's World Cup qualification hopes are hanging by a thread after they finished third in Group C with three points and a -3 goal difference. Their progression to the last-32, which would be a historic first, is now entirely dependent on results from other ongoing group stage matches. Only the best eight third-placed teams from the 12 groups will advance to the knockout rounds. For Scotland to qualify, at least four other third-placed teams must finish with fewer than three points or a worse goal difference than their -3. The team faces an anxious wait, potentially until Sunday, for all remaining group stage fixtures to conclude and determine their fate. In fullThe nine World Cup results Scotland need to qualify for knockout stagesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
How does the third-place table work and will Scotland still qualify?
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleScotland's World Cup qualification hopes are hanging by a thread after they finished third in Group C with three points and a -3 goal difference. Their progression to the last-32, which would be a historic first, is now entirely dependent on results from other ongoing group stage matches. Only the best eight third-placed teams from the 12 groups will advance to the knockout rounds. For Scotland to qualify, at least four other third-placed teams must finish with fewer than three points or a worse goal difference than their -3. The team faces an anxious wait, potentially until Sunday, for all remaining group stage fixtures to conclude and determine their fate. In fullThe nine World Cup results Scotland need to qualify for knockout stagesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
