THE most heartening aspect of Scotland's extra-time 1-0 win over Austria on Thursday night was the resolve shown to beat higher ranked opponents. That was also the conclusion of captain Rachel Corsie, who has suffered her share of Scotland collapses in important games. Speaking to Corsie in the bowels of Hampden after Thursday's win, she concurred with Martinez Losa that there has been a positive shift. As such she can be credited, along with the Swede, for the subsequent rise in the team's standing in world football. It would, therefore, be a further irony if Pauw could prevent Scotland from reaching a second successive World Cup, just as Signeul did in Euro qualifying with Finland.

Source: The Herald October 09, 2022 12:22 UTC