What Scotland needs to happen to qualify for Euro 2024 as permutations path to Germany is laid bare

Scotland fans don't need to dare to dream any more, because the chance of reaching the Euro 2024 Finals in Germany is within touching distance.

It was said to be that close by skipper Andy Robertson after the heroics in Oslo, but add to that the wild and wonderful events of Tuesday night's 2-0 win over Georgia and the Tartan Army are starting to get their ducks in a row for a summer bonanza on the continent. After all, Steve Clarke's side sit atop the Group A mountain with four wins from the opening four qualifying games, a one hundred per cent record and a feat never before seen has been achieved by his current Scotland team of heroes.

There was a tangible feeling inside Hampden Park that a positive result against Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Co would change the landscape of how the group could finish, with Callum McGregor and Scott McTominay stepping up to the plate with goals to fire up an already raucous crowd in Mount Florida.

The Celtic man may have scored around two hours before his Scotland teammate, with much of the delay and dithering being caused by an anxious Georgian side who seemed set on staying in their dressing room rather than to brave the Glasgow conditions.

Nevertheless Clarke and Co capped off a bizarre night with another three points as the ex-Kilmarnock gaffer continues to defy some lingering doubters by breaking records. But the path to a second consecutive major Euro finals seems to be well in the offing.

After four match days, Scotland sit with more points (12) than the rest of Spain, Georgia, Cyprus and Norway combined. Clarke's men have a healthy goal difference of eight, and have lost just one goal at the hands of Manchester City hitman Erling Haaland from the penalty spot on Saturday in Oslo.