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John McGinn feared being Scotland 'fall guy' but Aston Villa star's horror turns to joy

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John McGinn feared passing up a late chance would make him the Hampden fall-guy before his horror turned to joy. The Aston Villa midfielder’s close-range effort was blocked by old Hibs team-mate Ofir Marciano as the thriller looked set to end all square.

But Scott McTominay ’s 93rd- minute winner sent the Tartan Army into a state of euphoria and ensured a clear path to a World Cup play-off spot courtesy of a second place finish in Group F.

It all added up to a night unlike any other for McGinn, who sampled his first full house at the national stadium with a memory he insists will never leave him.

He said: “That’s my 39th cap and my first ever full house for Scotland. “It was like the games I used to come to when I was younger, Ukraine at

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