Scotland disappointed despite edging towards World Cup
Football Daily
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🗓️ 12 October 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Pien Meulensteen is joined by former England defender Phil Jagielka and The Sunday Times chief football writer, Jonathan Northcroft, as Scotland take one step closer to the World Cup having beaten Belarus 2-1.
On a night where Steve Clarke broke the record for managing Scotland in more games than anyone else, he says he's "possibly as disappointed as I have been over the whole 72" games.
With six points in October, Scotland have got their job done in terms of World Cup qualifying- but why were supporters booing their team off at Hampden?
The panel look ahead to England's World Cup qualifier against Latvia. Has Thomas Tuchel got squad selection right? How similar will the England squad look next summer?
In domestic football news, what does Steven Gerrard turning down the Rangers job say about the club's current position?
Time codes: 0'35 Scotland chat 9'28 Why was Ben Gannon-Doak so impressive? 16'26 Hear from Steve Clarke 18'09 England chat 29'00 Who makes Phil and Jonathan's England World Cup starting XI, at this moment? 31'50 Why would Gerrard not be drawn to the Rangers job?
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