Steve Clarke and his men begin their bid to reach the 2022 World Cup in Qatar this coming Thursday as Austria are the visitors to Hampden Park.
Immediately followed by an away trip to Israel and a home encounter with the Faroe Islands, the national team will be hoping for a maximum nine points from the three contests as they aim to get their qualification campaign off to a flyer.
It will be a tricky opening contest for the hosts, especially after it was learned earlier this week that Austria will be able to bring the majority of their German-based players due to the country taking the United Kingdom off their quarantine list.
There is plenty to ponder for Clarke, who will take charge of his first match in four months. A few new faces have come into the squad since then, but will any of them make the starting XI?
It will be a tricky opening contest for the hosts, especially after it was learned earlier this week that Austria will be able to bring the majority of their German-based players due to the country taking the United Kingdom off their quarantine list.
![The captain is a certainty to start in the left wing-back role.](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmYwMzAwODEwLWRiN2ItNDEyMy1iNDFjLTk4NDhkNTdjYzkyNTo0NDYxMTVmMC00YTM2LTQwMzItYTY2MC1iZTQ2ZGVlYzg5ZDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
9. LWB - Andrew Robertson
The captain is a certainty to start in the left wing-back role. Photo: Nikola Krstic - SNS Group
![Even though Scotland have a shiny new striker, it would be very harsh to drop the QPR striker, who has been a stand-out in most games he's played for the national team.](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM2Mzc1NjcwLWNiNDMtNDQzMS1hNWQ3LTM1ZTk0MWFlOWZhZToyZjNhMDg2Mi0wNGE0LTQzODQtYTc3Yi0xMWE1ZTE2YTI5NTk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
10. FC - Lyndon Dykes
Even though Scotland have a shiny new striker, it would be very harsh to drop the QPR striker, who has been a stand-out in most games he's played for the national team. Photo: Craig Williamson - SNS Group
![Why not eh? Let's see if we've got ourselves a new potent strikeforce. Ryan Fraser previously struck up a good partnership with Dykes but he's been in poor form this term.](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjc1NDJjNDczLWY5ZGQtNDdlYS05YWNjLThmMmQwYWM3NzgzZDplYTk4MjJmMS05ODYyLTRjMDAtYTI5Yy0xYTcyYTQxMGZjMjA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
11. FC - Che Adams
Why not eh? Let's see if we've got ourselves a new potent strikeforce. Ryan Fraser previously struck up a good partnership with Dykes but he's been in poor form this term. Photo: Craig Williamson - SNS Group / SFA