LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Scotland fought out a dramatic 2-2 draw away to Slovenia on Sunday but the result extinguished both sides' World Cup dreams as they fell short of making the playoffs, and guaranteed a playoff spot for Northern Ireland. The draw meant Scotland finished third in the group on 18 points, behind Slovakia on goal difference, eight points adrift of group winners England and three points ahead of Slovenia. Unsurprisingly, Griffiths had looked as if he could again be Scotland's hero when his 32nd minute left-foot strike from an unpromising narrow angle beat the excellent Oblak. Strachan, whose future as manager remains uncertain, paid tribute to his side, saying: "It's an honour to be their coach. This group of players is as good as any I've worked with."

Source: thestar October 08, 2017 18:42 UTC