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The chance of a double celebration lay in store for the Tartan Army but a chastening evening against their rivals saw many supporters drift out before full-time, as Norway\u2019s 2-1 win against Georgia denied them an early qualification for next summer\u2019s Euro 2024 finals in Germany.<\/p>\n
Victory against Spain in Seville on 12 October would be enough to top Group A and even defeat would leave a significant chance for Scotland to qualify next month as something will need to give when Norway face the Spaniards three days later.<\/p>\n
When asked how he would go about making sure the 150th anniversary defeat did not dent the feelgood factor, Clarke said: \u201cIt hasn\u2019t gone. In the competitive group we are in \u2013 five wins, 15 points.<\/p>\n
\u201cI told the lads the camp has been a success. The most important thing in this camp was to get three points in Cyprus. We achieved that. It would have been nice to get a positive result against England to make it even better but the objective of what we came in to do has been done.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously we didn\u2019t want to lose to our Auld Enemy but on the night England were better.\u201d<\/p>\n