Scotland at the World Cup: What do Scotland need to qualify for knockouts?

Inside Group DAustralia and Paraguay are in second and third place respectively and will meet in their last match. The losers would finish the group with three points, while a draw would leave each side with four points.

we are going Group E. Ecuador and Curacao have one point each and are playing Germany and Ivory Coast respectively. Failure to win means whoever finishes third cannot better Scotland’s three-point tally.

Inside Group FScotland are hoping second-placed Japan can beat third-placed Sweden convincingly. However, a point for Sweden will leave the third-place teams with at least four points.

key fixture Group G In the case of Scotland, it’s Egypt v Iran. Egypt’s victory will ensure that the team finishing third will receive less than three points.

in the same situation Group H Scotland fans will be backing Spain to beat Uruguay so the third-placed team can finish with just two points. A draw between Senegal and Iraq in Group I would mean that the third-placed team would get just one point.

Inside Group JAustria and Algeria – second and third respectively on three points – face each other in their final group game, so Scotland wouldn’t want this to end in a draw.

DR Congo and Uzbekistan compete for third place Group K.

A win for Uzbekistan will give them three points, but they will need a big win against DR Congo to move above Scotland in the standings with a goal difference of -7.

Inside Group LOne or more points from Croatia against Ghana could be bad news for Scotland, as it would leave the third-placed team with four points yet again.

A big win for Ghana and Panama failing to beat England would be Scotland’s mathematically ideal scenario.