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With a bicycle kick and a blast from midfield, Scotland heads to World Cup

With Europe’s primary round of World Cup qualifying drawing to a close Tuesday, there was plenty of drama across the continent. But arguably none matched what unfolded in Scotland.

In front of thousands of delirious fans at Glasgow’s Hampden Park, the host nation scored early on a bicycle kick and then notched two goals in extra time — one from midfield — to defeat Denmark and win its qualifying group. The 4-2 triumph sends Scotland to its first World Cup since 1998.