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  1. Wolves keen to bring back Scotland's Adams - gossippublished at 08:38 BST 20 June

    Scotland forward Che AdamsImage source, SNS
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    Che Adams has scored 13 goals in 49 Scotland appearances

    Wolves are keen on bringing Scotland striker Che Adams, 29, back from Torino this summer. (Tuttomercato - in Italian), external

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  2. 'Delighted at response but gutted with result' - what the players saidpublished at 02:10 BST 20 June

    Ryan Christie in actionImage source, PA Media

    Ryan Christie

    "If we'd played five more minutes we might have just had them. It was frustrating with the start to the game, that's not how you plan. It would have been easy to chase the game and get a bit disjointed, we didn't do that. I think we limited them to very little in the second half and started to play our football. It just wasn't to be, getting that equaliser.

    "It's [refereeing] normally very strict on the international stage, the referee seemed to be letting everything go and maybe a bit too much.

    "We need to take confidence. The immediate feeling is disappointment and frustration but this group of boys will bounce back. The team spirit right now is through the roof. We'll get together, recover and be ready to go in Miami."

    Lyndon Dykes

    "We're disappointed because we didn't win the game but there was some positives at the end there. We showed good character, and we've still got more one game.

    "We were putting on a lot of pressure, being braver and getting bodies higher up the pitch. We were just unfortunate not to get that clear cut chance. We have to perform against Brazil now, but I believe in my team and the manager."

    Lewis Ferguson

    "We had the worst possible start, we didn't touch the ball and gave away such a slack goal.

    "We were growing into the game, we were starting to feel really comfortable and I thought the second half performance was outstanding even though we've come away with nothing.

    "It just shows you how difficult it is to win a game at the World Cup. I've seen a lot of negative stuff about winning against Haiti but this just shows you how hard it is to win games at the World Cup.

    "I'm delighted at the response but gutted with the result, the performance probably deserved a point."

    John McGinn

    "Definitely [he should have had a penalty] I have seen it back. I think when a defender is running at that speed, it doesn't matter what player it is, you get the ball past them and you're taken out it's a penalty kick but we don't make the decisions, the referee makes the decisions and tonight he decided it wasn't a penalty.

    "We'll need to take it on the chin. Tonight I certainly think in the big, big moments decisions haven't gone our way.

    "We've come a long way as a country and as a group. We need to start showing our personality but tonight we've got to be proud of how we reacted.

    "We could have folded but the second half we showed a lot more character and intent and on another day we could have drawn or won that game."

    Che Adams:

    "Towards the end we were pushing for the equaliser. We didn't manage to get there but it was a proud performance, let down by the early goal which was a sucker punch.

    "We reacted well and we were unlucky not to get the goal in the end.

    "We just have to believe. We put in a good performance there towards the end. There's confidence there to build on and that's what the boys are thinking about.

    "They've been amazing. I've seen the videos online and the support they've been giving us is nothing short of sensational."

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  3. Scotland 0-1 Morocco: Have your saypublished at 01:34 BST 20 June

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    Scotland conceded after just 71 seconds to fall to a World Cup defeat against a classy Morocco, but their hopes of a historic knockout place remain in their own hands with one group game to go.

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  4. Scotland 0-1 Morocco: What Clarke saidpublished at 01:31 BST 20 June

    Steve ClarkeImage source, Getty Images

    Scotland head coach Steve Clarke: "Thought we were good. Terrible start but the reaction to that was good. We had to dig in for five or 10 minutes just to get our feet in the game.

    "Once we were in the game, we showed we could cause them problems. The disappointment would be that we didn't create the one clear cut chance that would have got us the point.

    "This group of players, this squad, have shown that [resilience] in abundance over the years. They're in there, their flat, disappointed, but we've got another chance.

    "Everybody is talking about the Scott McTominay [penalty incident]. I actually looked at the John McGinn one, which was 50-50. Some referees would give it, some don't. Sometimes VAR will get involved.

    "I was a little bit disappointed in the last man foul [from Diop on Adams]. For me, Che might be clear through on goal. On another day, you might get those decisions.

    "This team are ready to go again. We're here to try and do what no Scottish team has done before. We gave it everything tonight, and we'll try and do it again."

  5. 'Scotland live to fight another day' - what the pundits saidpublished at 01:27 BST 20 June

    Lewis Ferguson and Scott McTominayImage source, Reuters

    Duncan Ferguson on STV

    "We just didn't start well enough. Steve Clarke went for it in the end but maybe it was too late, the damage was done in the first five minutes."

    Ange Postecoglou on STV

    "Morocco did look a little bit ragged towards the end.

    "If you go back to the start Scotland will be kicking themselves that they conceded so early."

    Willie Miller on BBC Sportsound

    "It's that resilience, that never-say-die attitude from Scotland, the team belief. It didn't matter how much they were battered in the first half, they didn't lose that.

    "They didn't create too many opportunities, had a couple of little penalty shouts. Scotland had control of the game, but it's difficult to assess how much Morocco took their foot of the gas. But by the look of them, they got a fair scare."

    Leanne Crichton on BBC Sportsound

    "A mixed bag. The first half, we were shell-shocked. The game plan, everything they'd have spoken about, goes in 90 seconds.

    "We weathered the storm and tactically we adjusted. Once we did that, we gained a bit of confidence and got closer to the Moroccans.

    "Scotland can take a lot of positives from the way they galvanised themselves."

    Ally McCoist on STV

    "It was a much better second half. Disastrous start, I thought we lacked a little bit of confidence and belief but in the second half we were much better.

    "Scotland could have, and should have, had a penalty but in the grand scheme of things, it's a 1-0 defeat against a team that were in the semi-finals of the last tournament. We live to fight another day."

    Pat Nevin on BBC Sportsound

    "They can be proud of themselves, particularly in that second half. In the first quarter, they were second best by a country mile. However, they got back into the game.

    "It was a pretty even game second half, two teams with not a lot between them.

    "By the end, Scotland were the better side. They were pushing, we saw the resilience we knew they had, the physicality they've got. They had half chances, got into good areas. They just needed the break of the ball."