World Cup qualifying: Scotland 3 - 2 Israel

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A later winner from Scott McTominay sparked incredible scenes at Hampden Park to keep Scotland on course for the World Cup qualifying play-offs.

The Manchester United midfielder bundled in his first goal for his national team after Eran Zahavi's free-kick and a Munas Dabbur finish twice had the visitors ahead in a thrilling contest. You can watch the highlights in the video below.

What did Steve Clarke say?

The Scotland manager told media outlets: "I told them at half-time - if you do want to lose the game, you're doing it in the perfect fashion.

"The talk at half-time was really just - we have to play it our way. We have to play with more tempo, a little bit more ambition, control the game better and we did that from the start of the second half more or less to the 96th minute. We got our reward."

The Hampden roar

The scenes in the ground after the winning goal were incredible and many Scotland fans celebrated like they had won the World Cup. Who can blame them? Let's have a look at the best scenes from the Hampden Park stands. 

'Yes sir, I can boogie' has become something of an unofficial Scottish anthem in recent seasons. Even Baccara themselves were celebrating last night. 

Andy Robertson tweeted after the: " A full house at Hampden should be credited with that comeback! What an atmosphere and a big 3 points to back it up!

Next up for Scotland

It's promising to be an exciting end to the qualifying campaign for Scotland. They will go for the two wins they need against the Faroe Islands and Moldova away next month. Should the Scots slip up, another chance comes when they end the campaign at home to Denmark.

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