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Scotland are back in World Cup qualifying action this evening.

Steve Clarke's side secured what could prove to be a precious point in a goalless draw against Denmark on Friday. And tonight they face Belarus.

Midfielder John McGinn spoke about the need for Scotland to get back to being "horrible" to play against, as they showed against Denmark.

And Clarke agreed with that assessment, suggesting it is those attributes that could underpin Scotland's attempts to reach the World Cup finals in United States, Canada and Mexico next summer.

"Horrible in a good way," the head coach said. "Horrible in that they make it really difficult for the opposition, they work ever so hard when we don't have the ball.

"It's nice to do the bits that catch the attention - the good shots, the good play - but the basics, the nuts and bolts of football, are about doing the dirty stuff, the stuff where you have to do your hard yards off the ball.

"If we can do that across the six games, then I think we can get enough points."

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