Scotland look certain to be awarded a 3-0 victory after the Czech FA released a statement last night insisting they would not play Monday's Nations League match.
While it's not how anyone would have wanted to collect three points, it would be a major boost to the Scots' campaign which started with a damp squib draw at home to Israel.
In the missive circulated on social media last night following their 3-1 victory over Slovakia, the Czech Association declared the match in Olomouc against Steve Clarke's men abandoned.
A statement said: "Although the Czech national team defeated Slovakia 3-1 on Friday, the second match in Olomouc against Scotland will not take place in September.
"The international break is over, the squad has been disbanded.
"The reason is a conflict between the assigned medical professional and the head of the Czech FA.
"There is great concern that the virus could spread further. The match with Scotland will not take place on Monday."
Amid shock and confusion, the SFA released a statement early this morning stressing they had not received notification of a cancellation for their Czech counterparts.
It read: "We are aware of reports that the Football Association of the Czech Republic have taken the decision not to play Monday's game.
"We have not received any official notification from the Football Association of the Czech Republic to that effect but have contacted UEFA for confirmation on the status of the match. We will update further when we receive clarification."
The Czech Players were tested before joining the squad for the double header against Slovakia and Scotland, then twice in the two days at their training camp in Prague.
They were tested again on Friday morning and a member of the backroom staff tested positive, and because they'd been in contact with him, stars Patrik Schick and Tomas Soucek had to quarantine - even though they didn't actually test positive.
This triggered panic from Slavia Prague who have huge Champions League ties in the offing and it's reported they wanted their eight players removed from the squad after the match.
Following a 3-1 win over Slovakia, Czech FA president Martin Malik and medical professionals decided the game against Scotland couldn't be played due to the risk of infection.
UEFA's Return to Play Protocol covers issues with COVID-19 but expects countries to go as far as they can to ensure games be played as scheduled.
A match is expected to go ahead provided a team has at least 13 players available. Based on the lack of positive tests from players within the team, you would doubt that the Czech's wouldn't be able to meet this criteria.
If a national association isn't able to field a team due to numbers of coronavirus infections the match could be rescheduled.
If the match can't be moved, as you'd expect to be the case due to the congested fixture calendar, the issue falls into the lap of the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body to make a decision on who, if anyone, is responsible for the cancellation.
The rules state: "The national association that is responsible for the match not taking place or not being played in full will be declared to have forfeited the match."
In they seemingly unlikely scenario the Czechs are deemed to have no fault, the outcome of the game would be drawn by UEFA lots.
