Does it matter if Scotland lose and still make history?

Does it matter if Scotland lose and still make history?Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Steve Clarke's and his squad are preparing for a potentially historic gameByTom EnglishBBC Scotland's chief sports writerPublished6 minutes agoIn a World Cup where the boffins with their big brainy heads and their super computers are working overtime on who might play who in the last 32, there are other calculations worth conjuring with.As Steve Clarke's squad prepare to head for Miami to face Brazil on Wednesday, potentially the biggest day in the history of Scotland's national team, they travel having had no shot on target in their last game and a half in America and only two overall.Che Adams, the principal striker, has had three touches of the ball in the opposition box in 146 minutes. One goal has been scored - a double deflection less than half an hour into the opening game.Despite all their endeavour, all the heat they put on Morocco late on and a few big decisions that went against them, Scotland failed to register a shot on target on Friday, the first time that's happened to them on this stage since the 1986 World Cup. They wanted to be a bazooka, but so far they're positively popgun. Taking the last Euros into account, Scotland have had five shots on target in their last five tournament matches. Their three goals across those five contests have come from two deflected shots and one own goal.And yet, if the football data experts are to be believed, the chances of them progressing are high. The mad psychology is that win, lose, or draw, this might be the most glorious week in the long story of the national team, the moment they finally make it out of a group and into the nirvana of the knockout rounds.Scots 'won't go gung-ho', but Naismith believes they can 'get job done'Published2 hours agoScotland trio not part of training groupPublished5 hours agoMiami heat could mean a repeat of 1982 against Brazil - VickeryPu...