It's offical: Scotland's football team are through to their second European Championships on the trot after Spain's 1-0 win over Norway guaranteed Steve Clarke's side a top-two finish in Group A.
With two games still to play all that is to be decided is who tops the group - with Spain currently ahead on goal difference.
The 2024 tournament, which will be hosted by Germany, will be Scotland's 12th major championships since the World Cup was established in 1930.
Famously the team have yet to emerge from the group stages to reach the knock-out phase of either a World Cup or European Championships.
Here's how that's happened - a tale of near misses, narrow defeats and going out on goal difference.
The 2024 tournament, which will be hosted by Germany, will be Scotland's 12th major championships since the World Cup was established in 1930.
![Another impressive qualification campaign saw Scotland top their group and head to Spain for the 1982 World Cup. It all started so well, with a 5-2 win over New Zealand, before reality struck with a 4-1 loss to Brazil (pictured). A 1-1 draw with the Soviet Union left them joint second in the group. Yet again, goal difference saw them head home early.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/10/16/15/GettyImages-3064546.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
5. 1982 World Cup
Another impressive qualification campaign saw Scotland top their group and head to Spain for the 1982 World Cup. It all started so well, with a 5-2 win over New Zealand, before reality struck with a 4-1 loss to Brazil (pictured). A 1-1 draw with the Soviet Union left them joint second in the group. Yet again, goal difference saw them head home early.
![A play-off win against Australia sent the Scots to their fourth successive World Cup in Mexico in 1986. There was little for the Tartan Army to cheer though - their team ended up at the bottom of their group after losing 1-0 to Denmark, 2-1 to West Germany, and salvaging a single point with a 0-0 draw to Uruguay (pictured). They were the only team in their group not to proceed to the knock-out stages.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/10/16/15/GettyImages-2199852.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
6. 1986 World Cup
A play-off win against Australia sent the Scots to their fourth successive World Cup in Mexico in 1986. There was little for the Tartan Army to cheer though - their team ended up at the bottom of their group after losing 1-0 to Denmark, 2-1 to West Germany, and salvaging a single point with a 0-0 draw to Uruguay (pictured). They were the only team in their group not to proceed to the knock-out stages.
![Scotland's tradition of a slow start in World Cups continued in Italia 90 with a 1-0 loss to unfancied Costa Rica. A 2-1 win over Sweden (pictured) gave them some hope, but they were left to pack their bags when they lost 1-0 to Brazil in their final group game.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/10/16/15/GettyImages-1628555.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
7. 1990 World Cup
Scotland's tradition of a slow start in World Cups continued in Italia 90 with a 1-0 loss to unfancied Costa Rica. A 2-1 win over Sweden (pictured) gave them some hope, but they were left to pack their bags when they lost 1-0 to Brazil in their final group game.
![Despite the tournament debuting back in 1960, it took Scotland until 1992 to make it to the competition finals for the first time - not entering the first two and then failing to qualify for the next six. The Scots travelled to Sweden for the 1992 edition after only losing a single game in qualification. It was a baptism of fire with two tough opening games - losing 1-0 to the Netherlands then 2-0 to eventual runners-up Germany. An impressive 3-0 win against CIS (the former Soviet Union).](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/10/16/16/GettyImages-145880399.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
8. European Championship 1992
Despite the tournament debuting back in 1960, it took Scotland until 1992 to make it to the competition finals for the first time - not entering the first two and then failing to qualify for the next six. The Scots travelled to Sweden for the 1992 edition after only losing a single game in qualification. It was a baptism of fire with two tough opening games - losing 1-0 to the Netherlands then 2-0 to eventual runners-up Germany. An impressive 3-0 win against CIS (the former Soviet Union).