Scotland kick off vs. Ivory Coast, England & World Cup playoffs to follow

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The Scots have started well in front of what is mostly a home crowd.

It's a crowd that includes Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Kenny Dalglish.

Can they impress the two knights of the realm?

Underway on Merseyside as a busy night of football begins.

Scotland versus the Ivory Coast at Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium is our first game tonight with kick off in less than five minutes.

Steve Clarke will be hoping his side can bounce back from Saturday's 1-0 loss to Japan.

Hello and welcome to our coverage of tonight's four UEFA World Cup playoffs as well as friendly action featuring England , Scotland , Spain and the Netherlands.

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