It was on this day in 2006 that Scotland secured one of their most famous victories with a 1-0 win over world champions France at Hampden Park.
Gary Caldwell's second-half goal was enough to edge out the French megastars, whose side included the likes of Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira, Claude Makelele and Franck Ribery.
James McFadden started up front on his own for Scotland, and he gave the visitors a scare in the opening minutes after robbing Barcelona defender Lillian Thuram, but his cross was blocked and his follow-up shot cannoned to safety off Paul Hartley.
That was a brief foray forward for the Scots in the opening 45 minutes, with the classy visitors dictating the game with the vast majority of possession.
Vieira had Scottish hearts in mouths as he headed a Ribery free-kick after 17 minutes but the offside flag was raised much to the home support's relief.
David Trezeguet's overhead kick then found the net, but mercifully the Juventus striker was also adjudged to be offside, before Henry's free-kick rebounded off the inside of Craig Gordon's post to safety.
After resolutely holding the French at bay for an hour, Scotland began to creep forward, and their endeavour was rewarded when Hartley swung in a corner and Caldwell showed great strength before sliding the ball home from eight yards.
Cue the Alamo. The French poured forward as the Scots regressed behind the ball and tackled with ferocity and tenacity.
The only major scare came late on as Henry headed tamely at Gordon from a good position, with the ecstatic Scotland keeper grasping the ball, falling to his knees and raising his arms to the sky as the referee blew the final whistle on a historic night at Hampden Park.
Scotland: Gordon, Dailly, Pressley, Weir, Graham Alexander, Fletcher, Ferguson, Caldwell, Hartley, McCulloch (Teale 58), McFadden (O'Connor 72).
Subs Not Used: Neil Alexander, McManus, Neilson, Boyd, Severin.
Goal: Caldwell 67.
Booked: McFadden, McCulloch, Dailly.
France: Coupet, Abidal, Thuram, Boumsong, Sagnol, Ribery (Wiltord 74), Vieira, Makelele, Malouda, Trezeguet (Saha 62), Henry.
Subs Not Used: Landreau, Clerc, Escude, Diarra, Squillaci.
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland).
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