Scotland signed off the March international break with a 1-0 defeat by Ivory Coast at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
The Ivorians landed the victory in Liverpool thanks to a 12th-minute goal from Nicolas Pepe and then showed their defensive qualities to see out the win.
Scotland battled away but were unable to truly break down a well-organised side that is also heading to the World Cup, with goalkeeper Alban Lafont not tested sufficiently by the Scottish forward line.
It means Scotland have fired a blank twice in the past three days after Scotland lost 1-0 to Japan on Saturday at Hampden.
Scotland’s next matches will be against Curacao and then Bolivia before Scotland head to the World Cup and play Haiti, Morocco and Brazil in Group C of the tournament.
We give the Scotland players a mark out of ten for their performances against Ivory Coast.
5. Ross McCrorie
The right wing-back has been in good form for Bristol City and that earned him a place in the Scotland team for only the second time. Spent most of the match defending but did nearly create a good chance for Christie with a neat pass. Excellent block to deny Wahi a goal - although VAR may have rescued him. Subbed for Patterson on hour mark. 6 | Getty Images
6. Ryan Christie
Tasked with driving Scotland up the pitch, the Bournemouth man put in an energetic display without offering anything tangible in an attacking sense. Made way alongside Gilmour as Scotland boss Clarke decided to freshen up his midfield. 6 | AFP via Getty Images
7. Billy Gilmour
Scotland often move the ball quicker and more concisely when the Napoli man is in the team and that was no different here. Sometimes the accuracy was lacking, however. Threw himself into tackles and was leaving it all out there despite this being a friendly. Came off on 69 minutes. 6 | AFP via Getty Images
8. Scott McTominay
The national team's poster boy played the first half and wasn't really able to get a firm grip on proceedings. Tugged a shot wide early on when in a promising position. No surprise to see him removed at the break given that he's played a lot of football for Napoli this season. 4 | PA