Scotland 2-0 Spain: Scott McTominay's double secures famous Euro 2024 Qualifying
Nielsen's Gracenote data agency suggests that, given the gap in the world rankings, "we had the play-off win against the Netherlands in 2003 and the 2006 win against France as the only better home results for Scotland in qualifying for World Cup or Euros".
Although former Scotland striker Kenny Miller had thought before Tuesday's 2-0 Euro 2024 qualifying win over Spain that this Scotland team were capable of a "potentially positive result", they "absolutely surpassed my expectations".
However, former Scotland manager Craig Levein was less surprised, saying he predicted that "the trajectory of Spain led me to believe that it was eminently winnable".
Ex-international team-mate Pat Nevin was of a similar mindset, pointing out: "If you've watched Spain, you're thinking - they are not the team they were. But we are not the team we were either - we're getting better."
So how does the victory that puts Steve Clarke's side three points clear at the top of Group A compare with five of the best?
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