Scotland march on towards history but improvement is needed against Morocco

I t felt so typically Scottish that even rare success on the World Cup stage delivered such paradoxes of emotion and analysis. In Ireland, sporting glory is routinely cherished without contradiction. Scots have far more of a tendency to apply “ah, but” as an addendum. So it proved from Boston to Brora, where dissection of the 1-0 win over Haiti was far from straightforward. Rightly so. Record books will show John McGinn’s scruffy goal earned the Scots just a fifth win at a World Cup finals. …