McFadden: Belief key for Scots

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James McFadden reckons Scotland have to be confident of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia.

Gordon Strachan’s side begin their qualifying campaign in Malta on Sunday, still smarting from the failure to qualify for the expanded European Championship.

Scotland, who have failed to reach the finals of a major tournament since 1998, face a much tougher qualifying criteria in a group which also includes England, Slovakia, Slovenia and Lithuania, with only the winners guaranteed a place at the finals.

The Motherwell player/assistant coach, who was speaking to the media at Hampden, concedes the task will be difficult though.

“We …

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