Scotland's World Cup qualification hopes suffered a setback after a controversial VAR decision awarded Denmark a penalty. Rasmus Hojlund converted the spot kick to level the score, with Scotland needing a win to keep their automatic qualification hopes alive.
The incident occurred when Andy Robertson's foot was on the edge of the penalty area, and it was unclear whether the contact with Gustav Isaksen occurred inside or outside the box. One fan described the VAR intervention as 'a joke', adding that the referee had not even seen a foul in real time. Another said: 'If that's not re-refereeing the game, then I don't know what is. Never a penalty... VAR ruining football again.'
After the equaliser, Denmark were reduced to ten men when Rasmus Kristensen received a second yellow card for a challenge on John McGinn. Former Rangers striker Steven Thompson called the decision 'unlucky' for Kristensen, while pundit Michael Stewart argued the yellow cards were 'stonewallers'.
Scotland regained the lead through Lawrence Shankland, but Denmark equalised again through Patrick Dorgu. In the 93rd minute, Kieran Tierney scored a stunning strike to send Scotland through to their first World Cup in 27 years. Kenny McLean added a fifth goal in stoppage time, lobbing Kasper Schmeichel from the halfway line.
