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Hampden Park has witnessed countless historic occasions throughout its rich history since 1903. Add this one to the list. The Scottish long wait is over. Steve Clarke, Andy Robertson, Scott McTominay, John McGinn; they will be at the World Cup. Along with them the defender, whose swerving effort from outside the box looked like it had sealed the win by the odd goal in five before Kenny McLean produced an more spectacular fourth.

Nearly three decades of disappointment, during which the Scottish men's team have watched men’s World Cups from a distance, were erased as Denmark suffered defeat in added time. Adult fans in kilts cried. The Danish participation in the upcoming event depends on qualifiers. Clarke and a now ecstatic Scottish football community can begin planning concrete plans.

Researchers could write studies on the manner in which Scotland achieved this. They looked defeated at moments, just days before Saturday when suffering a loss in Greece. It was as though fate had decided the Scottish team had endured sufficient for a World Cup return. The contributions of Tierney and the midfielder were remarkable.

The Match Kicks Off

The night had reportedly started in challenging fashion for Scotland. John Souttar, who had been set to partner the centre-back in defense, was hurt in the warm-up. His replacement took his place. Any sense of disruption was dispelled within three minutes.

This was one of the most spectacular goals scored at Hampden in modern history.

The winger maneuvered on the right flank. The Bournemouth winger’s arched cross should have been tricky for the midfielder to control. He was with his back to the net, for starters. Rather, he catapulted himself into the sky and landed an bicycle kick past the reach of the goalkeeper. This renowned old place roared, not only in recognition of the opening goal but the unique context in which it occurred. Incredible.

Game Battle

McTominay was playing like a player inspired. Gannon-Doak looked electric. Scottish danger shone in attacking aggressively; the goalkeeper denied from the Danish striker after the Denmark striker was through on goal. The assistant's flag was raised but Højlund may well have survived a further inspection if it had been necessary. As Mikkel Damsgaard sent a cross across the Scottish goal and the defender blocked effectively from Victor Froholdt, the Scots were in a fight to maintain their advantage.

The winger had rattled the Danes with his pace. It felt a major loss to the manager, at that point, as the Bournemouth man overstretched when trying to block a cross. He left the scene on a medical cart after just the first half.

Højlund soon had the goal in the goal but was penalised for a foul on the defender. By the half-hour, Scotland were playing very recklessly, a point underscored as Hanley turned a midfielder drive narrowly wide. But Scotland made it to the halftime without conceding. They were also robbed of a great chance of a additional goal, a Danish defender cleverly fouling the midfielder, earning a yellow card, after the player capitalised on Danish carelessness.

Final Period Excitement

The attacker forced the keeper into a quick, down stop within a minute and a half of the second half. If Scotland were going to qualify, the remainder would be like the decades since World Cup participation. Considering Denmark only needed a draw, the flow of traffic right from the onset of the half felt threatening for the hosts. They were managing – somewhat – in stopping Danish offensives but immediately handing the possession right back to the players in red.

As the tying goal arrived, it came with the whiff of cordite involved.

The official initially saw no foul with Robertson tackle on the winger on the edge of the box. In fact, it appeared the player dived into the ground. After being instructed to check by the VAR, the referee pointed to the spot. Højlund blasted home. On the run of play, the equalizer was the minimum Denmark earned but the hosts had cause to be angry about the circumstances.

Final Heroics

All this thrilling match was missing was a sending off. It came on the 60-minute mark, the defender's second foul of the night on a marauding midfielder bringing a second yellow card. Now the coach made a change by introducing the strikers Lawrence Shankland and another.

The move was to work out. Denmark's marking of an curling Lewis Ferguson corner was poor, letting Shankland to finish. The Hearts frontman, brought on for his goal-scoring ability, showed precisely that. The Danish head coach the coach, though, had cause to be angry at how easy it was.

Scotland had no time to build on their advantage. In moments, a Danish player stroked into the net after a teammate passed into his path 12 yards from the net. On this occasion the defense were overly careless.

Adams flicked a header wide. The midfielder's curling attempt narrowly missed the upright. Then came the defender and a goal fit to deciding any match. The substitute added gloss: from the midfield, no less.