GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) -Scotland forward John McGinn came off the bench to snatch a 1-0 home victory over 10-man Croatia for his country's first Nations League win of the campaign in their penultimate Group A1 game on Friday and keep them in contention for the quarter-finals.

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"For me the pressure is not released. I still feel a little bit uptight. Just with the nature of the game when it's so tight going into the end you're always waiting on that low blow that's affected us a few times recently.

Scotland's John McGinn scored a late goal to secure a 1-0 win over 10-man Croatia for their first Nations League victory in their penultimate Group A1 game at Hampden Park on Friday.

Ben Doak shone in the second half at Hampden and caused problems down the wing all night. He was imperative in Scotland's goal too as his saved shot fell to the feet of scorer John McGinn.

Scotland's John McGinn scored a late goal to secure a 1-0 win over 10-man Croatia for their first Nations League victory in their penultimate Group A1 game at Hampden Park on Friday. Croatia remain on seven points behind Portugal,

Steve Clarke felt his Scotland side ended their long wait for a win with arguably their poorest performance of the UEFA Nations League campaign – but were due the break they received from Croatia’s disputed red card.