Docherty has 'good feeling' Scots will avoid 'glorious failure'

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Tony Docherty expresses optimism that Scotland will overcome their historical challenges and avoid another 'glorious failure' at the World Cup when facing Brazil in Group C. A draw or win should see Scotland qualify for the knockout stages for the first time in a major tournament.

Tony Docherty has "a good feeling" that Scotland will at last put to bed their reputation for "glorious failure" when they face Brazil in World Cup Group C on Wednesday. The Scots will almost certainly qualify for the knock-out stages of a major tournament for the first time if Steve Clarke's side avoid defeat in Miami. "I've actually got a good feeling," former Dundee and Ross County manager Docherty told the BBC Scottish Football Podcast. "I'm positive about it."