Overview

• Scotland beat Belarus 2-1 at Hampden as Che Adams scored early and Scott McTominay struck late, with Hleb Kuchko netting a stoppage-time reply for the visitors.
• Video review shaped key moments: a Belarus equaliser was ruled out for a foul, Scotland penalty appeals were rejected after a lengthy check, and an Adams effort was confirmed offside.
• Denmark defeated Greece 3-1 in Copenhagen through goals from Rasmus Hojlund, Joachim Andersen and Mikkel Damsgaard, moving level on 10 points with Scotland and ahead on goal difference.
• With Denmark favored by goal difference, the 18 November meeting at Hampden is poised to decide the automatic World Cup place after Scotland visit Greece and Denmark host Belarus next month.
• Across Europe, the Netherlands beat Finland 4-0 to strengthen their position, the Faroe Islands stunned the Czech Republic 2-1 to stay in playoff contention, and on Friday South Africa’s 0-0 draw with 10-man Zimbabwe dented their CAF qualifying hopes following a prior FIFA points deduction.