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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
Sport
Mark Walker

Kairat Almaty star wants to repeat Celtic 'miracle' vs Scotland

Belarus star Valery Gromyko insists he wants to repeat the football 'miracle' when his Kairat Almaty side beat Celtic ahead of their World Cup showdown in Scotland.

Scotland host Greece and Belarus this week in two massive games in their bid to qualify for the tournament next summer in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

Steve Clarke's side eased to a comfortable 2-0 win in Hungary when they faced the former Soviet nation in a neutral venue last month.


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And Kairat Almaty hero Gromyko, who has already tasted success against Scottish clubs when he helped to stun Celtic in the Champions League qualifiers, admits they have a huge task in their games this month against the Scots and Denmark.

He said: "Scotland and Denmark are both good teams.

"We need a miracle to beat them, but it's football and footballing miracles can happen.

"We had a miracle when Kairat beat Celtic, so why not?

"It's 11 v 11 and of course we have a chance.

"We'll analyse our opponents and prepare for the game and work on how we can stop them from playing to their strengths.

"I'd love to see our national team do the same thing that Kairat managed to do and shock the world.

"We will give everything. We have not given up yet."

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