Uzbeks to beat DR Congo? The reality of Scotland's qualification mental gymnastics

Uzbeks to beat DR Congo? The reality of Scotland's qualification mental gymnasticsTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Scotland fall to narrow defeat against MoroccoByScott MullenBBC Sport Scotland at Boston StadiumPublished38 minutes ago"Are we wanting Uzbekistan to beat DR Congo?"Life following Scotland at the World Cup isn't all partying, traffic cones and baseball. It's mental gymnastics and watching games from home at daft o'clock not quite sure what the best outcome is.Defeat by Morocco on Friday has left the Scots' most likely route out of the group being as one of the eight best third-placed teams, but you'd need a degree in mathematics, statistics and clairvoyance to know what other results are best.But in the absence of any of those, let's have a crack at working out what Scotland need to do - or need to happen - anyway.What does the knockout draw look like right now?Fifa alters how World Cup tables work - it changes everythingPublished8 hours agoJust beat Brazil on WednesdaySounds easy when you put it like that.A victory over the former world champions on Wednesday would propel Steve Clarke's side on to six points, guaranteeing at least second spot in the group.Although they overwhelmed Haiti on Friday, the Brazilians looked tame in their opening draw with Morocco. But they are ranked sixth in the world while Scotland are 40th. Let's just skim over that detail.History isn't on the Scots' side in Miami, either. They nations have faced each other 10 times, with eight wins for Brazil and just two draws, the last in 1974.Still, the spirited second half against Morocco, and the chances that were created, will offer hope amid the pain in Boston before the Tartan Army travel to Florida.Would one point be enough for Scotland?Right now, the stats sorts at Opta have calculated that Scotland have a 73.5% shot at making it out of th...