World Cup qualification ‘in the balance’ for Scotland, Andy Robertson admits
Steve Clarke’s team have three big matches coming up
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Your support makes all the difference.Captain Andy Robertson believes Scotland’s World Cup qualification hopes are in the balance ahead of their Group F game against Denmark in Copenhagen on Wednesday night.
Steve Clarke’s side have five points from their opening three qualifiers ahead of the crunch triple-header this coming week, which includes a home game against Moldova and a visit to Austria.
Scotland dropped points in draws against Israel and Austria which leaves little room for error, even so early in the qualifying campaign.
Asked to assess qualification hopes, the Liverpool left-back said: “It is in the balance, of course it is. We started OK, we took points in every game we played but we wanted it to be more, of course we did.
“But we can’t reflect on that, the group is still close, of course it is, but we need to start putting points on the board.
“We have three good games, tough games in different ways and it is about us trying to pick up as many points as we can because that is the only way we are going to qualify.
“Only one team qualify automatically, it is about pushing for that as much as we can and then hopefully minimum second to get the play-off place.
It is in the balance, of course it is
“You start to see where the group is at after six or seven qualifiers but it is about being in the race for it and the only way we do that is by picking up points.
“We are pot three, we are playing pot one and pot two away from home so it is going to be difficult.
“It is up to us to put in the performances we are capable of and if we do that we are difficult to beat.”