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Scotland Qualify For Men’s World Cup After Last-Minute Goals Sink Denmark

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Scotland don qualify for men’s World Cup for di first time in 28 years after dem score two stoppage-time goals sink Denmark for Hampden Park on one night of pure drama. Di Scots lead twice inside 90 minutes, lose am twice, then score two brilliant injury-time goals, one from dia own half, to book dia first World Cup ticket since 1998. Now dem go enter di 5 December draw for next summer tournament wey go hold for United States, Canada and Mexico after one haphazard but glorious qualification campaign where dem overcome Greece, Belarus and di Danes. Coach Steve Clarke tell di players to play with “anticipation of success, not fear of failure”, and dem rise to di challenge as Clarke become first Scotland head coach to lead dem to three major tournaments. Scott McTominay open di scoring inside three minutes with one outrageous overhead kick wey send Hampden crazy, but Denmark equalise through Rasmus Hojlund penalty after long VAR check. Rasmus Kristensen later collect second yellow, giving Scotland lifeline before Lawrence Shankland score with 10 minutes left, only for Patrick Dorgu to equalise again. But Scotland refuse to suffer another heartbreak.

Kieran Tierney lash home spectacular long-range shot three minutes into added time to make almost 30 years dream a reality, and instead of Scotland managing di game, Kenny McLean spot Kasper Schmeichel off im line and fire from im own half to seal victory in unbelievable fashion as Scotland end dia World Cup curse. Earlier, John Souttar get injured during warm-up and Grant Hanley step in as McTominay score one of di most sensational goals ever in Scotland shirt. Even as Denmark dominate at times, Scotland show fight and resilience, rallying after injury setbacks and soaking pressure. Shankland impact from bench trigger massive celebration before Dorgu quiet di stadium, but stoppage time turn legendary as Scotland produce miracle moment wey people go talk about for years. Di campaign no perfect, but di Scots show heart, clutch moments and raw determination, di Scotland way, and di long wait don finally end.

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