It is more than 22 years since the country were last at a tournament. In that time there has been some success – the Kirin Cup anyone? But more than anything Scotland fans have had to suffer on the football pitch. Whether it was glorious failure, straightforward failure or embarrassing failure.
The domestic game and everything around it will take a back seat as fans concentrate on 7.45pm and kick-off in Belgrade.
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9. Pundit on Old Firm mentality
Pundit Darren Bent reckons Celtic’s mentality has changed since they are so far behind rivals Rangers. Manager Neil Lennon has talked about a “culture change” at the club. Bent said: “It’s crazy, it’s so funny how the mentality changes when you’re so far behind Rangers. All of a sudden everything’s wrong, do you know what I mean?” (Football Insider) Photo: Rob Casey - SNS Group