Steve Clarke knows his team's hopes of avoiding the play-off route to reach Euro 2020 is fading fast, unless they can beat the world's number one side
Scotland will look to give their European Championship dreams a shot in the arm when they host unbeaten qualifying Group I leaders Belgium at Hampden Park this week.
Steve Clarke's side struggled to a home defeat against Russia to leave themselves truly adrift of the top two with half of their games complete, and know that unless they can upset the number one-ranked side in the world, their Euro 2020 hopes will take another blow.