Scott Allan takes encouragement from some other lesser-fancied nations' performances at the World Cup before Scotland's crucial Group C match with Morocco.
The Scots are two points better off than Morocco before Friday's meeting (23:00 BST) after the opening round of fixtures and one more point is likely to be enough for a place in the last 32.
Morocco are sixth in the world rankings - 31 places above Scotland - and former Celtic and Hibs midfielder Allan feels the Scots are in for a tough match.
"I'm a wee bit more uplifted by the fact I've seen teams like DR Congo and Cape Verde against some real top-class opposition, how defensively disciplined they were and managed to get a point," Allan told the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast.
"I'm looking at Scotland thinking that is probably the best way of getting a result. There's no getting away that Morocco have some real quality throughout their team. They've got pace, they've got energy and they've certainly got quality.
The Scots are two points better off than Morocco before Friday's meeting (23:00 BST) after the opening round of fixtures and one more point is likely to be enough for a place in the last 32.
Morocco are sixth in the world rankings - 31 places above Scotland - and former Celtic and Hibs midfielder Allan feels the Scots are in for a tough match.
"I'm a wee bit more uplifted by the fact I've seen teams like DR Congo and Cape Verde against some real top-class opposition, how defensively disciplined they were and managed to get a point," Allan told the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast.
"I'm looking at Scotland thinking that is probably the best way of getting a result. There's no getting away that Morocco have some real quality throughout their team. They've got pace, they've got energy and they've certainly got quality.
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