Scotland face a nightmare World Cup scenario after Steve Clarke's men kicked off their Nations League campaign with back-to-back defeats.
Despite improvement in performance levels from the disappointing Euro 2024 campaign, the Tartan Army watched as their heroes suffered late heartbreak at the hands of Poland and Portugal to take Scotland's dismal run of form to just one win 14 games and bottom of their group in Nations League A.
Croatia are up next before the return clash with Cristiano Ronaldo and Co at Hampden, with the nation currently sitting at 48th in the FIFA world rankings.
Going into the campaign, Clarke's men were eyeing Pot 1 in the upcoming World Cup qualifying draw if they could provide an impressive showing in the Nations League.