Scotland’s Nations League win over Poland was “a bit bittersweet” and left the squad with “mixed emotions”, says midfielder John McGinn.
The Scots led early thanks to McGinn’s opener and, with Portugal winning in Croatia, were one more goal away from cliniching a quarter-final place and top seeding for World Cup qualification.
However, Poland and Croatia both found levellers and, although Andy Robertson came up with a late winner for Scotland, they had to settle for third place.
“It was a bit of a roller coaster,” McGinn told BBC Scotland. “At half time, we knew it was 1-0 to Portugal. We thought ‘right we’re in pot one’.
“So it’s a really nice feeling to [potentially] stay in League A, but we wanted more.”