You could present any remaining pessimists with a bounty of stats which proves this current Scotland team are a top side.
But numbers are not needed when you watch Steve Clarke's heroes – the eye test proves this band of brothers are the real and hell-bent on causing some noise at Euro 2024 in Germany next summer.
However, before the beer can flow it's important to rubber stamp our place for a summer adventure in Bavaria and beyond. A win tonight against Cyprus would have our nation on the verge of a second consecutive appearance at the Euros after a 23-year wait was ended by this group of heroes.
And we'll be keeping an eye on Georgia vs Spain as the game has plenty on the line in the group. A result either way could have ramifications for our boys and potentially tee up a qualifying party against the Auld Enemy England at Hampden on Tuesday.
But, for now, it's all about our mission in Larnaca as Clarke and his corkers aim to make it five qualifying wins on the spin.
SCOTLAND will aim to make it five wins out of five qualifiers tomorrow when they face Mediterranean minnows Cyprus tonight, writes Mark Walker.
And they are also going for five out of five in Cyprus.
Here are their games there so far.
1968, WCQ: Cyprus 0-5 SCOTLAND
(Murdoch 2, Gilzean 2, Stein)
TEAM: Herriot, Fraser, McCreadie, Bremner, McKinnon (McNeill, 45), Greig, McLean, Murdoch, Stein (Lennox, 85), Gilzean, Cooke.
On a pitch described as a 'dust bowl without a blade of grass' by the Scottish press in Nicosia, Scotland romp to a five-goal lead by half time before a torrential downpour turns the surface into a mudbath.
*****
1989, WCQ: Cyprus 2-3 SCOTLAND
(Johnston, Gough 2)
TEAM: Leighton, Gough, Malpas, Aitken, McLeish, Narey, Nicol (Ferguson, 9), McStay,
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