Greer tempering final dream

Scotland defender Gordon Greer admits he is already dreaming of a place at Euro 2016 - but has warned his team-mates against getting too carried away.

The Brighton defender is itching to start Friday night's Easter Road friendly with Qatar.

And if he can impress boss Gordon Strachan, he hopes it will seal his place in the Dark Blues line-up that faces the Republic of Ireland in next week's crucial Euro 2016 in Dublin.

Victory at the Aviva stadium would move the Scots five points ahead of their Group D rivals and virtually kill off the hosts' qualification hopes.

The Scots are currently a point behind group leaders Poland and level with Germany and Greer knows the importance of each of Scotland's remaining five qualifiers as they look to book a slot at next year's finals in France.

Reaching the nation's first major tournament since the 1998 World Cup would fulfil all the 34-year-old's boyhood ambitions.

But he believes the team must take each game as it comes or risk letting the dream fall flat again.

He said: "Of course I'm dreaming about the Euros, that is why you all play football as a young player. To represent your country and get to a major tournament would be fantastic.

"We're not going down that road too far but when I was growing up I did dream about playing for Scotland at a major tournament.

"However, as you get older and you're involved in it you just take each games as it comes.

"It's an important game coming up. At this stage it is about the performance and we'll be giving everything to get the right result.

"It's important that there is an end-game to qualify for the Euros. But we are just focusing on the games in between. Hopefully if we put on good performances we're there.

" You don't want to look too far ahead. The squad changes from time to time. At the moment we are involved for these two games, hopefully we can get a chance to play, put on a good performance and then the manager will give us more opportunities."