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Everyone is discussing Scotland.
Following nearly 28 years of heartbreak and letdown, Andy Robertson's Scotland is heading to the World Cup. It proved an extraordinary day of drama as Steve Clarke's players clinched the result they required against Denmark to secure their spot in the USA, Canada and Mexico next summer. Stoppage-time spectacular strikes from Kieran Tierney and Kenny McLean have left the Tartan Army frantically arranging their transatlantic travel plans.
However, that doesn't tell the complete tale of a thrilling evening beneath the Hampden floodlights, featuring a dismissal, a penalty, an audacious Scott McTominay effort, and Robertson's emotional story about late Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota.
Yet what stories are dominating international headlines? We examine the coverage.
Tipsbladet (Denmark)
"Denmark were not ready at all from the start at Hampden Park, where the Danish players had several turnovers and lost close games before Scott McTominay scissor-kicked the Scots in front. Brian Riemer's team seemed nervous and the game was too slow. Denmark got a lifeline with the penalty kick and also came back again when Patrick Dorgu scored to make it 2-2, but it was not enough. Denmark should have won this group and qualified for the World Cup, but they did not manage to do so, and of course that puts Brian Riemer in a bad light."
Gazetta dello Sport (Italy)
"A lot happens in the decisive match between Scotland and Denmark. There's plenty of Serie A action at Hampden Park: Braveheart McTominay opens the scoring with a fantastic overhead kick, and Hojlund equalises from the penalty spot in the second half. Shankland puts Clarke's team ahead again, but in the 82nd minute, former Lecce player Dorgu makes it 2-2. It seems over, but it isn't.
"Tierney scores his team's third goal in stoppage time, and in the 99th minute there's even time to make it 4-2: McLean scores from midfield. Scotland returns to the World Cup 28 years after the last appearance. Riemer's men are outmatched, finishing second in Group C and having to settle for the playoffs."
Bold (Denmark)
"What a gigantic drama! Denmark is not sure of making it to the World Cup next summer in the USA, Mexico and Canada. It ended 2-4 against Scotland and the Danish defeat must be described as a huge disappointment and failure.
"Football is a brutal game. And on one night at Hampden Park, Denmark felt the brutality firsthand. A botched pass away from his own area from Morten Hjumand ended up outside the box with Kieran Tierney who thundered the ball into the goal beyond Kasper Schmeichel's reach.
"Because Denmark lost in the referee's extra time and must now try to qualify through tortuous paths. The downturn is a failure for the Danish national team. Brian Riemer had said that Denmark had to live up to its status as the favourite as the top seed. They didn't."
L'Equipe (France)
"While emotion swept through Hampden Park from the opening notes of 'Flower of Scotland', Scott McTominay sent the evening into raptures after just three minutes with one of the season's finest goals, a likely contender for the Puskas Award. The Napoli midfielder unleashed a breathtaking bicycle kick, volleying home from two meters off the ground from a Ben Gannon-Doak cross.
"After Denmark levelled, instead of collapsing, Scotland kept their hopes alive by gaining a numerical advantage when Rasmus Kristensen was sent off for a second yellow card. .In a nail-biting finale, Kieran Tierney scored the winning goal with a curling left-footed shot from the edge of the box. A moment of pure madness, followed by a goal from midfielder Kenny McLean."
Bild (Germany)
"Scotland has made football history!
"In a dramatic 4-2 victory against Denmark, the Bravehearts secured their first World Cup berth since 1998. McTominay's early wonder goal was just the beginning of a wild evening, in which the Danes initially equalised in the second half before Kristensen's red card turned the tide. Dorgu then levelled the score after Shankland's goal, before Tierney put the Scots back in front in stoppage time.
"McLean delivered the final blow with an incredible shot from the halfway line. The Danes dominated for long stretches but couldn't break down the Scottish fighting spirit. Hampden Park is rocking, and Glasgow will likely celebrate their return to the world stage all night long."
AS (Spain)
"How beautiful football at the international level is when it gets wild, beautiful madness. Scotland only needed to win, and they won. And how! The dream of returning to a World Cup is no longer just a dream. It's a reality.
"28 years later, since France 1998, the Scottish national team will be in Canada, the United States, and Mexico in 2026. The 'Flower of Scotland' will once again echo far beyond the Highlands. And all thanks to McTominay, Shankland, Tierney, and McLean."
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