Venue: Saturday, October 11th 2008 Kick-Off:15:00 Subscribe to Sky Now

Scotland play host to Norway later today in this World Cup Qualification Fixture, which can be viewed Live on Sky Sports.

Scotland will be looking for all 3pts against Norway after an opening day defeat to Macedonia and a loss to Norway later today would no doubt make things extremely difficult for them to qualify as they would need to finish above Norway to even make the solitary play off spot.

Darren Fletcher will captain the side with the Manchester United midfielder taking on the role in the absence of the injured Barry Ferguson and suspended Stephen McManus on his 40th international appearance.

McManus will sit out with a one-match ban whilst Kenny Miller and Kris Commons are also missing from the side with hamstring injuries.

Norway, meanwhile, will also be desperate for maximum points after a bad start to their campaign.

They were held to a 2-2 draw by Iceland in Oslo in their only qualifier so far.

Scotland and Sunderland goalkeeper Craig Gordon is also wary of striker John Carew, who scored against him for Aston Villa last month, and sees him as a major threat.

Summary

A must win game for Scotland and with home advantage they have a great chance to achieve this. Norway had a bad start to their campaign when only managing a draw against Iceland, so they will also be fully aware that they also need a win. This should see both sets of teams playing attacking football which will no doubt suit Scotland.

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