FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifier
Faroe Islands v Scotland
Tuesday, 6 September (6pm)
Torsvollur, Torshavn

Scotland may have already secured a World Cup play-off place, but they have no intention of going through the motions in their final group game.

After a week of training in the Netherlands - and Friday's narrow 2-1 friendly defeat to the Dutch - Pedro Martinez Losa and his squad are bound for the Faroe Islands, before waiting to see what Friday's play-off draw has in store for them.

Team news

Martinez Losa has no major injury concerns for the trip to the Faroe Islands, with captain Rachel Corsie - introduced as a substitute against the Netherlands - coming through her second-half appearance unscathed.

Pre-match thoughts

Defender Kelly Clark impressed on Friday night in what was, at times, a resilient, backs-to-the-wall display.

She also provided a moment of real quality, with the beautifully-weighted through-ball for Claire Emslie's leveller.

We caught up with Kelly in the team hotel as the squad ramped up preparations for their final group game.

Kelly, that game against the Dutch must have been the ideal warm-up for the Faroes match.

It was a real test for us and a chance to measure the progress we've made against a top-quality team. We took a lot of positives from it, even if the manner of the defeat with the late goal was really frustrating. They came out flying, which you'd expect when they have a new manager to impress. I think we grew into the first half and the second-half performance was much better.

Talk us through the pass for Claire Emslie's goal. 

Claire made things pretty straightforward for me with a great run. It was a satisfying one because we'd talked about it in the pre-match analysis as an area we could maybe get a bit of joy out of. There was a bit of space between their backline and the goalkeeper. The pitch was pretty slick and that maybe helped the bounce take it away from the backtracking defender. It was a great finish from Claire.

You were all obviously a bit downbeat at losing it with a couple of minutes to go, but the reaction maybe says something about the progress the team's made in recent months.

That's how I see it. We were holding a top team in the Dutch until late on and we came away disappointed not to have won the game. We had a couple of chances to nick it but, to be fair, so did they. We got what we wanted from the game in terms of a proper workout before the Faroes game. 

The Faroes game is another step along the road to what we all hope will be qualification for the World Cup. Is it hard not to think about what might be?

It is exciting and it really motivates you. You should be allowed to think 'what if?' because qualifying for tournaments like that and having those experiences is why we're all here. No-one in the squad is in any way complacent and there are a few obstacles in the way, but we want to do our jobs against the Faroes and take that momentum into the play-offs. When something you want so badly is right in front of you, you do whatever you need to do to take the opportunity. 

Do you remember where you were when the team last reached the World Cup?

I went over to France with a group of pals. It was my birthday the day they played England. It was an amazing experience. I knew a few of the girls - either directly or through playing against them - so to see them walking out, singing the national anthem and be in the crowd for a major tournament...I was emotional, to be honest. I loved it. To be part of the squad, when we're so close, is brilliant.

When you were growing up, Scotland missed out on appearing at major tournament, but the senior men's and women's teams have put that right in recent years. Has that removed a bit of a barrier?

I was four years old when the men's team made it to the World Cup in 1998, and it was a long wait for me to see the women's team reach the Euros and the World Cup. Then Steve Clarke and his squad made the Euros. You maybe don't think about it at the time, but it does take a bit of pressure off. You have your own ambitions and you put pressure on yourself but the more Scottish teams achieve, the more it's normalised and that can only be a good thing for the country. I look around our dressing room and see some of the best players in the world, but qualification's never handed to you. We know we have to earn it and that's the plan.

Where can I watch?

The match will be shown live on BBC ALBA, while you can keep up to date with the latest from the squad on our social media channels.