Scotland host Greece as Karetsas out ill, Pantelidis in

Scotland will attempt to strengthen their World Cup qualifying campaign when they host Greece at Hampden Park on Thursday evening, but they will do so without the opponent's teenage playmaker Konstantinos Karetsas, who has been withdrawn from the Greek squad because of illness. The 17 year old, who scored in Greece's 3-0 win at Hampden in March, has been replaced by Kifissia winger Pavlos Pantelidis.

Karetsas emerged as a key figure in the Nations League meeting in March, becoming Greece's youngest ever scorer and winning man of the match after a performance that presented Scotland's defence with repeated problems. He has since continued to impress at club level with Genk and on the international stage, scoring in Greece's 5-1 win over Belarus, but will miss Thursday's Group C fixture and the chance to face Scotland again in Glasgow.

Scotland go into the match on four points from two qualifiers, having drawn 0-0 in Denmark and beaten Belarus 2-0 in September. Manager Steve Clarke has several tactical and selection choices to make after using a disciplined 4-4-2 to secure a clean sheet in Copenhagen and switching to a 4-2-3-1 against Belarus, where John McGinn, Scott McTominay...