World Cup 'tops it off' for this 'together' group - Tierney

"Somebody at the edge of the box actually told me, 'Time, take a touch.'"

Thankfully, Kieran Tierney couldn't hear his team-mate and his misguided shout.

The Celtic left-back, brought on at right-back, let rip from 25 yards to send Scotland into a stoppage-time lead over Denmark on the most marvellous of nights in Mount Florida as World Cup qualification was secured.

"It's surreal," the Scotland goalscorer said.

"I've never really scored a goal just as important as that. What a feeling it was for the country, for the fans, for the staff, for everyone, for the team.

"I think we all deserve that with how hard we work and what we've been through these last few years.

"I think getting to the World Cup tops it off for this group because it's something that we hadn't managed to do before and we went out there and done it the hard way."

For a few magnificent moments, it seemed like Tierney was going to be the hero... but Kenny McLean had other ideas.

"I don't care, honestly because the last five minutes was dragging in," he added.

"As long as we got through, I honestly didn't care. I'm buzzing.

"I ran into the dugout and everybody was out, the subs, the staff, the coaches, and I think that shows one of our biggest strengths as a team is the togetherness.

"Through good times and bad, we're always there for each other, we want the best for each other and I just said before the game, everyone here is important.

"The people who come on, the people who don't come on, the starters, the staff, and we need to give our all. I think this team, we all do that and that's one thing we can say."