Overview
- Scotland fell 3-0 in Piraeus before Ben Gannon-Doak and Ryan Christie cut the deficit, but the equaliser never came.
- Denmark were held 2-2 by Belarus in Copenhagen, leaving the Danes one point ahead and able to qualify with a draw while Scotland must win.
- Anastasios Bakasetas, Konstantinos Karetsas and Christos Tzolis scored for Greece, and Bakasetas was sent off late on.
- Craig Gordon started in goal, made several saves and, at 42, became the oldest European to play in a World Cup qualifier.
- Billy Gilmour and Angus Gunn were unavailable for Scotland, though Gilmour could return for Tuesday’s decisive match at Hampden.