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Scotland boss George Burley was in upbeat mood despite his side's 1-0 defeat to Macedonia in the opening game of their World Cup qualifying campaign.

The Scots went down to an early Ilcho Naumoski strike in a sweltering Skopje, but Burley was looking at the positives.

"I thought we were outstanding in the second half," he said.

"It was difficult conditions and all the team said we had a stonewall penalty turned down.

"I'm disappointed, but we showed courage, spirit and quality and the team deserved to get something out of the game."