Five Scotland players out for Gibraltar game

SCOTLAND have been hit by a raft of call-offs for Sunday’s dead-rubber Euro qualifier against Gibraltar in Portugal.

By Alan Pattullo in Faro

Published 10th Oct 2015, 12:40 BST

Leigh Griffiths has withdrawn from the Scotland squad for Sunday's game with Gibraltar. Picture: Craig Williamson/SNS

Leigh Griffiths, James McArthur, James Morrison, Charlie Mulgrew and Jordan Rhodes have all withdrawn for the game in Faro.

The Scottish Football Association confirmed the withdrawals in a message on its official Twitter account.

The game in Portugal against the Group D minnows is essentially meaningless after Scotland’s qualification hopes were ended by their 2-2 draw with Poland on Thursday, coupled with the Republic of Ireland’s 1-0 victory over world champions Germany.