Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay thought he’d broken the deadlock against Spain as his free kick from the left of the box beat everyone, flying straight into the top right hand corner.

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But joy quickly turned to frustration for McTominay as the goal was ruled out by VAR.

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McTominay went wild in celebration as he thought he’d scored for his country

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But was soon left fuming as his goal was ruled out

Jack Hendry, who was stood by Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon, was adjudged to be offside.

As McTominay saw his goal had been chalked off, he launched his bottle on the ground.

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Only about 10 minutes from that moment, Scotland had to concede a goal when Alvaro Morata smartly penetrated the penalty area to catch Jesus Navas’ cross and hit the header to open the score.

Spain made Scotland rue their disallowed goal

His effort would’ve put Steve Clarke’s men 1-0 up and if the game finished like that, it would’ve guaranteed their place at Euro 2024.

A few minutes later, salt was rubbed into Scotland’s wounds as Alvaro Morata put the home side a goal up on 73 minutes.

But as the Scots hoped for an equaliser, their evening got even worse.

Aaron Hickey slipped on the left of Scotland’s box despite being under no pressure and was quickly pickpocketed by Joselu.

Group A opponents Norway’s 4-0 win over Cyprus and no win for Scotland means Steve Clarke’s side will have to wait for qualification until another day.

If Norway fail to beat Spain on Sunday then Scotland’s place in Germany will be sealed.

Scotland had won their previous five European qualifiers before Thursday’s defeat.