Scotland need a miracle to remain one of the World Cup's top eight third-placed teams and stay in the competition. Steve Clarke's side are being hauled towards the abyss and Iran's draw with Egypt in the early hours of Saturday morning was another hammer blow to their chances. Opta now give the Scots just a 0.1 percent shot at staying in the World Cup. With the team now down in 10th place among the third-place teams, the Tartan Army will need massive favours from elsewhere - now including large swings in goal difference - if their adventure is to go on.Daily Mail Sport takes a closer look at what Scotland need to happen to keep their World Cup dreams alive, who England are likely to face and which sides have the best chances of winning it all. Scotland boss Steve Clarke knows his side need a miracle to stay at the World Cup THIRD PLACE RANKING - TOP EIGHT QUALIFY FOR KNOCKOUTS - AS IT STANDS Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Goal difference Points 1. Sweden 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4 2. Ecuador 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 3. Bosnia & Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 5 6 -1 4 4. Paraguay 3 1 1 1 2 4 -2 4 5. Senegal 3 1 0 2 8 6 2 3 6. Iran 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3 7. Croatia 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 3 8. Korea Rep 3 1 0 2 2 3 -1 3 9. Algeria 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 3 10. Scotland3 1 0 2 1 4 -3 3 11. Uruguay 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2 12. Congo DR 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1 Who do Scotland need to cheer for?Egypt's failure to beat Iran in their 1-1 draw now means Scotland are in desperate need of Algeria and Croatia losing. Not only that, Scotland need Ghana to beat Croatia by three goals to put them on -4 and below the Scots in the table. Algeria would have to lose against Austria by two goals for Scotland to leapfrog them. Oddly, Algeria and Austria are not incentivised to win, with other results being more beneficial to their potential knockout draw. A draw would be enough for both to advance but a third place finish in the group would set up a clash with Switzerland rather than Spain. Both teams have insisted they will go out and try to win the game and not aim for a repeat of the infamous 1982 'Disgrace of Gijon' when West Germany beat Austria 1-0, advancing both teams over Algeria, with both appearing to give up after the first goal went in.And finally, for the Scots, Uzbekistan would need to either win or draw against the Democratic Republic of Congo. Scotland don't just need one of those outcomes - they need all three, hence Opta giving them just a 0.1 percent chance of progressing. Scotland fans, get your Ghana, Austria and Uzbekistan shirts on now. Who could Scotland face if they progress?In the incredibly unlikely eventuality that Scotland advance as one of the eight best third placed teams, they would face either the winners of Group A, E and I.Mexico have already been confirmed as Group A winners with their last-32 tie already confirmed as being in front of home fans at the Azteca Stadium on June 30.It would throw up the prospect of Scotland potentially meeting England in the last 16, provided England win their group to lock themselves into that part of the draw.Would Scotland fans rather get knocked out now or potentially be eliminated by the Three Lions? What a horrible hypothetical for the Tartan Army that is...Scotland's other possible last-32 opponents look daunting with Germany confirmed as Group E winners, while France topped Group I.