In a moment echoing seismic tremors, Kenny McLean's 3.38-second rocket from boot to net in the 50th minute of Scotland's 3-2 Hampden Park victory over Denmark on November 18th last year became the seismic event that propelled the nation to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The goal, captured by the Glasgow Geothermal Observatory as a tiny earthquake, capped an extraordinary night of drama. Goals that will echo through Scottish football history and emotion that reverberated globally.

Scotland's wait for a World Cup place since 1998 ended in a crescendo of hope and relief.