Scotland fans are no strangers to pondering permutations. But the stakes are much, much higher at a World Cup finals.
What would a point here mean? What if we lose that one? Might our rivals drop points elsewhere?
The conversations will already have started, in that most Scottish of ways. Win your first World Cup game in 36 years, immediately think you’ll probably lose the next two, and wonder if you’re out or not already.
That’s the spirit.
After the opening round of matches, Scotland sit top of Group C, Brazil and Morocco trailing in their wake. But what chance of a first ever progression out of a major tournament group stage?
