Key questions for Clarke in Scotland's final pre-World Cup camp
Steve Clarke and his Scotland players meet up for the first time since that night against Denmark, but the focus is now firmly on World Cup preparation, with a little more than two months to go until the national team leave for the United States. This week's camp will be the final get-together before the squad reunites in June, so there is some vital work to do for the head coach and his staff. Here, BBC Scotland looks at three key questions facing Clarke as he prepares for a friendly double-header against Japan and Ivory Coast.
How Scotland reached the World Cup - told by those who made it happen While some may have expected Clarke to dip into the squads of Hearts and Motherwell for his latest selection, he sprang a surprise by turning to his former club Kilmarnock and plucking out teenage winger Findlay Curtis . Although Scotland clearly lack depth in that area, with Bournemouth wide man Ben Gannon-Doak working his way back to full fitness, eyebrows were still raised at the decision. While Clarke's men were staging that astonishing 4-2 victory over Denmark in November, Curtis was watching as a fan after being excluded from the Scotland Under-21s set-up.
To be in contention for a spot in the World Cup squad just months later is a remarkable rise for the 19-year-old, who is excelling under former Scotland winger Neil McCann in Kilmarnock's bid for Scottish Premiership survival. On loan from Rangers - where he was coached by McCann last season - Curtis delivered another impressive showing on Saturday, scoring in the Ayrshire side's vital victory over bottom side Livingston. Now he has an incredible opportunity to prove he is an immediate option for Clarke, and not just one for the future - but will he grasp it?
Sportscene analysis: 'Curtis has grasped first-team opportunity at Kilmarnock' Scotland assistant coach Steven Naismith hailed Curtis' drive to move out on loan and not be content with being a squad player at Rangers. "This desire, this instinctive nature to get chances," Naismith added on BBC Sportscene when analysing the youngster's weekend goal. "He's got a bit of pace, he's direct, he commits defenders - these are all things that have caught the eye.
" Former Celtic and Hibernian midfielder Scott Allan added on the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast: "When we don't have Gannon-Doak, we don't have someone who can really travel with the ball. Curtis does have that. "Yes, he's still developing and doesn't always have that final ball, but that can be worked on.