Scotland don't deserve to go through, says Burley
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Craig Burley does not believe Scotland "deserve" to progress at the World Cup after slumping to defeat by Morocco and Brazil.
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Steve Clarke's side had opened Group C with a 1-0 victory over Haiti but then lost by the same score to Morocco. And Brazil won the section with a 3-0 victory against the Scots.
Scotland could yet progress to the round of 32 as one of the eight best third-placed teams - but only if results in other groups go their way.
Prior to John McGinn's winner against Haiti on 14 June, Burley was the last Scotland player to score at a men's World Cup finals, against Norway in 1998.
And the former Celtic, Chelsea and Derby player said on ESPN in the United States: "I'm sorry, I know this is the way it works with 48 teams, but we are just rewarding complete mediocrity here, and they don't really deserve to go through, if we're being honest. And I don't think they will, barring getting lucky.
"In fact, if they do go through, it's just going to continue the embarrassment of looking like what Scotland are. And it's kind of second rate, isn't it?
"They just don't have the players. They've got a couple. But they just don't have the players of yesteryear and I'm not talking about the team I played in, although it had some very good players."
No Scotland team has ever progressed beyond the first round at a major tournament but Burley says previous Scotland teams "could pass the ball for fun, with anybody" while the current side "just don't have that".
"If they go through, fine, but there should be no celebration if this is the first ever Scotland team to qualify through the group stage."