Scotland's John McGinn scored a late goal to secure a 1-0 win over 10-man Croatia for their first Nations League victory in their penultimate Group A1 game at Hampden Park on Friday.

Scotland earned a vital 1-0 victory over Croatia in the Nations League on matchday five thanks to late substitute John McGinn, who converted the rebound after Ben Doak's shot was parried. Long time waiting: The win snapped a long winless streak and kept Scotland's hopes alive of avoiding relegation with an important match against Poland next.

John McGinn came off the bench to end Scotland’s 10-game run without a competitive victory by firing an 86th-minute winner against 10-man Croatia.

GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) -Scotland forward John McGinn came off the bench to snatch a 1-0 home victory over 10-man Croatia for his country's first Nations League win of the campaign in their penultimate Group A1 game on Friday and keep them in contention for the quarter-finals.

Report as Scotland beat 10-player Croatia 1-0 in the Nations League; Petar Sucic was sent off after a second yellow; John McGinn came off the bench to score the winner late on; Steve Clarkes side need

Croatia definitely aren’t the football force they were between the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, but their defeat to Scotland still came as a bit of a surprise. It should, however, be said that the visitors at Hampden Park played the entire second half with 10 men,

John McGinn came off the bench to net a late winner for Scotland against Croatia at Hampden tonight and keep alive their Nations League hopes.

Scotland's John McGinn scored a late goal to secure a 1-0 win over 10-man Croatia for their first Nations League victory in their penultimate Group A1 game at Hampden Park on Friday. Croatia remain on seven points behind Portugal,