Good afternoon and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of the critical World Cup qualifier between Slovenia and Scotland. We'll bring you all the action as it happens. Kick off is at 5pm.

Glorious failure, once again. Scotland were just a single goal away from making the World Cup play-offs. They just weren't good enough this evening. Slovenia deserved to win, at least draw. Strachan's tactics were too negative in the second half. So cruel for Scotland. So cruel.

FULL TIME: Slovenia 2-2 Scotland

SNODGRASS HEADER! The Scotland attacker gets on the end of the long ball forward, flicking a header towards goal, but Oblak makes the simple save and that's just about that.

Scotland are pressing high and giving this everything they have got. They need just one goal. This has been a poor display from them, but one goal will change everything for them.

We've hardly kicked a ball in stoppage time yet due to stoppages. Surely the referee is taking note of this. Surely we'll have more than the four minutes that were indicated.

SENT OFF! I'm not entirely sure what's happened but Cesar has been shown a straight red card.

FOUR minutes of stoppage time to be played at the end of the match.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Slovenia 2 Scotland 2 (88 mins - Robert Snodgrass). OUT OF NOWHERE! Scotland have scored a late equaliser, but they need another one! Snodgrass got on the end of it to prod high into the corner of the net.

It's quite astonishing to look at this game and think how Slovenia have nothing to play for but pride. This game doesn't matter to them, but they have been the ones pressing and creating.

There will be serious pressure on Strachan after this game. His tactics in this second half have been atrocious. Griffiths hasn't been given a chance. It's been incredibly negative.

There's just no sign of a Scotland comeback here. They simply can't get hold of the ball. It's Slovenia who are pressing high, bossing the game. They're going for another one. Depressing.

There's a yellow card for Mulgrew, who goes in late on Ilicic.

ILICIC SHOOTS WIDE! That was close to being the goal that settles things. Ilicic shifts the ball on to his left foot and lets rip, but the ball flashes past Gordon's near post. Not far away.

That Fletcher chance was the moment Scotland needed to take if they are to stand any chance of mounting a comeback. They have surely given themselvs too much to do now.

Strachan is throwing another attacker on. Fletcher comes on for Tierney. He's gone back to two up front.

A change for Scotland and Snodgrass comes on. He's been a talisman for the national team before.

FLETCHER SHOULD HAVE SCORED! That was the chance for Scotland to get back on level terms! The ball fell nicely to Fletcher eight yards out, but he sliced his effort over the bar.

Scotland have desperately lost their way in this second half. Let's just remind ourselves that with Slovakia beating Malta, this is a meaningless game for the home side. It doesn't matter to them.