Scotland v Greece live: Hosts steal three points in crunch World Cup 2026 qualifier | OneFootball

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Scotland kept up hope of automatic qualification for the World Cup 2026 with a potentially pivotal win against Greece in their latest World Cup 2026 qualifier.

The hosts failed to get going at Hampden Park early on, with Vangelis Pavlidis missing a golden chance within seven minutes as he failed to make contact from three yards.

That was the only notable moment of a first half that lacked any real quality in attack, though Greece were the dominant side as Scotland toiled nearly every time they had the ball.

Nevertheless, the game exploded into life in the second half as Kostas Tsimikas fired in from inside the box to open the scoring, though Scotland were miraculously back in it within two minutes as Ryan Christie fired in to equalise after pinball in the box.

The hosts defended resolutely as they pressed for a winner and they were rewarded as Lewis Ferguson rifled in from close range after a free-kick, before a superb save from Angus Gunn late on laid the foundation for Lyndon Dykes to seal a dramatic win in stoppage time.