5 things we spotted at Scotland training as Billy Gilmour and Anthony Ralston push for starting spot

The eyes of the world will be on Hampden this Wednesday night as Scotland aim to take a huge step closer to returning to football's biggest showpiece.

To make it to next weekend's winner-takes-all World Cup play-off final clash in Cardiff, Steve Clarke 's men must first see off the challenge of Ukraine in Glasgow.

It's set to be yet another night of huge emotion and drama at Hampden, particularly given the visitors ongoing battle off the field with Russia.

They may be understrength and short of match sharpness, but Ukraine's players will be seriously fired up as they look to deliver a much-needed positive result for their supporters.

With the world backing Ukraine, Scotland will have to be the bad guys to keep their dream of returning to the World Cup for the first time since 1998 afloat.

Having got a taste for major tournament football at last year's European Championships, the Tartan Army would love to be packing their sunscreen and heading for Qatar this November.

Here's what we spotted at their Oriam training session this morning.

Ready for action

He might have had a nightmare season in club colours, but Billy Gilmour has always brought his A-game to the party for Scotland.

Fears he might have missed this crunch clash were sparked when he missed Norwich's final Premier League game of the season against Tottenham Hotspur.

But the former Rangers prospect showed he's fighting fit and looks likely to reform Scotland's recently impressive midfield trio alongside Callum McGregor and John McGinn.

Eyeing up a starting spot

With Steve Clarke himself admitting that Everton full back Nathan Patterson is likely to miss out on Wednesday night, there's a big decision to be made about who fills in on the right flank.

Stephen