After a spirited Ukraine ended their hopes of reaching the World Cup, Scotland must suffer together, says head coach Steve Clarke.
Despite their country being at war with Russia and some in their squad having not played competitively for months, the visitors earned a deserved 3-1 win.
Scotland has been waiting for a men's World Cup finals for 24 years.
The players are suffering more than anyone.
We will have 24 hours where we will feel bad for ourselves. The game will be analysed as a group of players and a coaching staff. We will try and get back on the horse.
The semi-final was delayed due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The men were the better team and earned their victory through goals from Roman Yaremchuk and Artem Dovbyk.
With 10 minutes to play, the game was tied at 2, but Dovbyk's goal made sure that Ukraine would go to the play-offs.
The best team won. Sometimes the opposition play better than you and that was the case tonight.
In the first half, I saw that we didn't play enough through the middle. I was trying to get Billy and Callum on the ball so we could make passes.
The idea was still to play through the lines and get one of the strikers on the ball. Sometimes you have to credit the opposition, and tonight Ukraine were a good team.
The highlight of the three years that he has been in charge of Scotland was last summer, when they made it to the group stage of the European Championships.
The pain of missing out on Qatar will increase with that expectation raised. The national side has made progress, according to the Scotland manager.
He said that they have to qualify for Euro 2024. The group of players will have more caps and experience by the World Cup. We have to aim to be that way.
I have had some low moments. There were some low moments when I first arrived. I think we have left those days behind. We have improved a lot.
I am sad for the plyers because we wanted to go to the World Cup together. We don't feel bad for ourselves. We are a work in progress. They will qualify for another tournament if they don't make me out to be a liar.
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