Scotland in the World Cup: What is expected of Scotland for the playoffs?

in Group DAustralia and Paraguay, second and third respectively, will meet in their final match. The losers will end the division with three points and a draw will leave the two teams with four points.

we go to Group E. Ecuador and Curacao are tied on one point and will play against Germany and Ivory Coast. Failure to win means no third-place finisher can better Scotland’s three points.

in Group FScotland beat second-placed Japan convincingly against third-placed Sweden. A point for Sweden would put them at least four points behind the third-placed team.

The key holder inside Group G As far as Scotland, they are Egypt and Iran. A win for Egypt would ensure a third-placed team would be three points short.

It is the same situation in Group H Scotland fans are rooting for Spain to beat Uruguay, meaning the third-placed team can only finish with two points, while the third-placed team will have just one point when Group One ends between Senegal and Iraq.

in Team JAustria and Algeria – second and third respectively with three points – will meet in the final group game, so Scotland will not want a draw.

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Uzbekistan will compete for third place. Team K.

A win over Uzbekistan would give them three points but they will need a big win in the standings as they edged out Scotland in DRC on a -7 goal difference.

in Group LCroatia with Ghana a point or more could be bad news for Scotland as they will again leave third place with four points.

A big win for Ghana and Panama not beating England would be Scotland’s ideal situation from a mathematical point of view.