Scotland head coach Steve Clarke says his players are ready to deliver against Denmark and understand the magnitude of their World Cup task.

In the final group game at Hampden on Tuesday, a win over the Danes will end a long absence from the World Cup and put Scotland in next year’s finals. Any other result would mean the play-offs and two potentially tricky challenges.

After Belarus’ draw in Copenhagen on Saturday threw Scotland a lifeline following the defeat to Greece, Clarke has been working to ensure his squad are ready for the decisive match at the national stadium, and he says they will be in the right frame of mind even if the Tartan Army is gripped by nerves.

“The players have got a job to do,” Clarke said at his pre-match media conference. “If they’re not nervous or excited by

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