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Kieran Tierney took his hat off to classy Croatia as his admitted Luka Modric and co were too good for Scotland.
Steve Clarke's side had to beat the 2018 World Cup finalists if they were to reach the last 16.
Callum McGregor's goal just before half-time to cancel out Nikola Vlasic's early opener had Hampden roaring and Scottish belief soaring.
Kieran Tierney admitted Scotland had no answer against an 'unbelievable' Croatia side
But it is Zlatko Dalic's team who will march on to face the runner-up in Group E after Modric scored a sublime second before swinging in the corner from which Ivan Perisic netted to slam the door shut on the Tartan Army's dream of qualification.
Arsenal ace Tierney said: 'The Modric goal knocked the stuffing out of us because we knew we were going to have to score two.
'And we knew the way the game was going it was going to be hard because they were unbelievable.
'Modric, especially, I think his performance was incredible. And as a team Croatia were magnificent.
'It was just tough to play against.
'Callum's goal gave us every chance. It was a tough first half but it was the perfect time to score and give us more confidence going into the second half. But, it never turned out to be that special night.
'We knew once it was 2-1 it was going to be tough.
'But we never gave up, that's for
