Scotland 1, France 0: Hampden Becomes Park de Triomphe

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SCOTLAND last night became the best football team in the world. Or that's how the Tartan Army will be describing it today anyway.

Just a few weeks ago, France beat Italy, the new World Champions in a Euro 2008 qualifier. Yesterday, in a remarkable result at Hampden Park in the same competition, Scotland beat France 1-0, a scoreline which the loveable logic of the fan now dictates puts the Scots at the top of the global footballing tree.

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Scotland 1, France 0: Hampden Becomes Park de Triomphe

Frivolity aside, it ranks as one of the best results in Scottish footballing history, putting Scotland on top of Group B with nine points and no defeats.

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