Steve Clarke has called Josh Doig into the Scotland squad for the World Cup qualifiers after Celtic duo Kieran Tierney and Anthony Ralston pulled out.

The national team boss is preparing his side for the back-to-back away games against Denmark and Belarus, which will have a major say on whether Scotland reach next year’s World Cup finals.

He’ll now have to rethink his plans for Friday’s opening match in Copenhagen after Ralston and Tierney’s withdrawal due to injury was confirmed.

Ralston appeared to have picked up an injury against Kairat Almaty in last week’s Champions League play-off but he did play against Rangers on Sunday. The exact reason for Tierney’s withdrawal is not known but the defender has not finished a game for Celtic since signing from Arsenal in the summer.

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