Scotland vs Denmark

Scotland and Denmark will lock horns in their final World Cup qualifying encounter at Hampden Park.

A year since beating Serbia in a nerve-shredding penalty shoot-out to reach Euro 2020 via play-offs, Scotland claimed a comfortable 2-0 win over Moldova in Chișinău to secure the World Cup play-off spot. Though a result here won’t change anything for the Scots, it could be significant in terms of building momentum, as they see their first World Cup finals appearance since 1998. However, a point against Denmark will ensure Scotland seeded status that would guarantee home advantage in the playoff semi-final. Notably, the ‘Tartan Army’ head into proceedings on the back of five consecutive wins in the World Cup qualifying campaign, and another triumph here would set a new national record. After winning both previous H2H at home by a single-goal margin, the hosts will be confident of grinding out a positive result here.

On the other hand, Denmark picked up a comprehensive 3-1 home win over the Faroe Islands last time out to come on the brink of completing their first World Cup qualifying campaign with a 100% win ratio. The Danes secured their place at next year’s tournament in October, but they’ve refused to slow down. Having already earned a reputation as ‘Qatar 2022 dark horses,’ the ‘Danish Dynamite’ have returned a staggering +29 goal difference from their nine World Cup qualifying wins so far, leading at half-time on six occasions in the process. Kasper Hjumland’s men have won all four Group F away matches without conceding, meaning it will be challenging for Scotland to penetrate their water-tight defensive unit. Despite averaging 2.75 goals per World Cup qualifying trip, the visitors have scored in both halves just once in their four Group F travels this campaign.