The Scottish football Association are likely to keep manager Gordon Strachan in charge of the team going into the World Cup 2018 qualifying group.

This is despite Scotland being on the verge of failing to reach the Euro 2016 when rivals like Republic of Ireland and England have done exceedingly well. Strachan was expected to revolutionise the Scottish national team, but it appears that the problem has deep-rooted connections. There is a need to revamp the whole team in order to compete against the best in the world. Scotland will focus on improving the youth football as part of a long-term vision.

There is a consensus that . Hence, Strachan is unlikely to pay for the poor results with his job. The manager is out of contract at the end of the Euro 2016. Since Scotland are likely to not qualify for this competition, there has been suggestions that Strachan would be allowed to leave. It has not been the case since a 6-0 win over Gibraltar appeared to give some hope for the team. The 58-year-old will now receive new contract in order to reaffirm the commitment from the Football Association.

“Gordon has a contract that runs through to the end of Euro 2016 competition – either the end of the qualification process or the finals, depending on where we are.So, depending on the outcome of the next two games we will sit down and discuss his future with him.But if Gordon keeps on performing like he has done, taking Scotland up from 69th in the world (to our current 40th) then there’s no reason at all he’s not going to get the backing of the board.Gordon will want to reflect on his own plans for the future,” said SFA chief executive Stewart Regan.