When Belarus improbably came to Scotland's rescue on Saturday evening, it got me thinking. Is this meant to be?

I have never been one to be overly romantic about storylines, scripts or destiny in football, but luck has been on Scotland's side this campaign, luck that some Scotland fans may feel is long overdue.

Before Saturday, the Belarussians hadn't yet recorded a point in qualifying, and Denmark had already hammered them 6-0 a month prior.

Any suggestion that the Danes could slip up at home was laughed off, this was not a permutation that was ever seriously considered.

Yet here we are. Scotland are 90 minutes away from the World Cup and dare I say it - without even being at their best.

They struggled in both games against bottom seeds Belarus, were outplayed twice by Greece, and re

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