GLASGOW, Nov 18 — “We were rubbish but who cares?” John McGinn said as scenes of delirium broke out at a joyous Hampden Park yesterday after Scotland’s 4-2 victory over Denmark sent them to their first World Cup finals since 1998.

Few would argue with McGinn’s assessment on a night when all that mattered for Scotland and the Tartan Army was the three points that meant they pipped Denmark to first place in Group C and an automatic spot in next year’s 48-nation showpiece.