Steve Clarke is not buying into any notion that Scotland’s 2026 World Cup fate is written positively in the stars as he prepares for the crunch qualifier against Denmark on Tuesday night.

The Scots have rode their luck at times in this Group C campaign and despite losing 3-2 away to Greece on Saturday night, the Danes’ shock 2-2 draw at home to makeweights Belarus handed Scotland a lifeline for automatic qualification.

A win over Denmark at Hampden Park will see Clarke’s men leapfrog their opponents to the top of the table and clinch Scotland a place at the World Cup finals for the first time since 1998.

However, Clarke insists his players will have to make their own history, albeit there is a play-off semi-final next March as insurance.

“There’s definitely work to do,” said

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