Scotland to keep faith with World Cup failures

TOMMY BURNS expects Scotland’s World Cup failures to be the players who take the national team forward to the 2008 European Championships.

The 1-0 defeat to Belarus at Hampden Park on Saturday, coupled with a win for Norway against Moldova, ended Scottish hopes of playing in Germany next summer.

The final qualifier in Slovenia tomorrow night represents a chance to begin preparing for the future but manager Walter Smith has said he will not be making too many immediate changes.