UEFA explained why they are banning the Tartan Army for their away World Cup qualifier against Belarus when they also prohibited Northern Ireland fans from attending.
Scotland face the former Soviet nation in their second game in the group in September, after they open their campaign with an away game in Denmark.
They learned this week the match will be played behind closed doors in the western Hungarian outpost of Zalaegerszeg, which is 67 miles away from the nearest airport of Graz in Austria and 135 miles away from the Hungarian capital, Budapest.
Belarus have been forced to play at neutral venues and behind closed doors for their 'home' matches since European football's governing body took a decision three years ago to punish them because of their support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Northern Ireland had the same situation in October last year and had to go to Zalaegerszeg and play a behind-closed-doors Nations League match at the ZTE Arena, which finished goalless.
And UEFA explained why they had banned fans from the game.
They stated: "All Belarusian clubs and national teams competing in UEFA competitions play their home matches at neutral venues.
"Furthermore, no spectators shall attend matches in which the teams from Belarus feature as host.
“The UEFA Executive Committee took the above decision in March 2022 due to safety and security reasons and the decision still applies to all UEFA matches."
