SCOTLAND midfielder Billy Gilmour has been ruled out of Tuesday night's must-win clash at Euro 2020 after testing positive for Covid-19.
The 20-year-old playmaker was handed his full debut by Steve Clarke at Wembley as the Scots ground out a goalless draw and was named man of the match.
Scotland know that nothing less than a win over Croatia will do if they are to reach the knockout stages of a tournament for the first time, and that task has now been made more arduous with Gilmour's absence.
The Chelsea player is now self-isolating for 10 days - meaning that should Scotland qualify for the last 16, he would still be unavailable.
A statement from the Scottish FA read: "The Scottish FA can confirm that a member of the Scotland National Team playing squad, Billy Gilmour, has tested positive for COVID-19.
"Having liaised with Public Health England since the positive test was recorded, Billy will now self-isolate for 10 days and therefore miss tomorrow’s UEFA EURO 2020 Group D match against Croatia at Hampden."
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