Forrest treble earns Scotland promotion, Serbia also through


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 21 Nov 2018

Soccer Football - UEFA Nations League - League C - Group 1 - Scotland v Israel - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Britain - November 20, 2018 Scotland manager Alex McLeish celebrates after the match . Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith

BELGRADE (Reuters) - A superb hat-trick by Scotland midfielder James Forrest earned them a 3-2 home win over Israel in the Nations League and promotion to the competition’s second tier on Tuesday.

The result, which also sealed Scotland’s Euro 2020 playoff berth if they fail to qualify automatically, left them top of Group 1 in League C on nine points from four games, three ahead of Israel and six in front of Albania.

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