Scotland’s Robert Snodgrass scores their second goal REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Scotland fought out a dramatic 2-2 draw away to Slovenia on Sunday but the result extinguished both sides' World Cup dreams as they fell short of making the playoffs, and guaranteed a playoff spot for Northern Ireland.
With Slovakia beating Malta 3-0, it left the Scots needing a win to seal runners-up spot and a playoff place from Group F. When Leigh Griffiths put Scotland ahead against the run of play in the first half, they were on course to do just that.
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