The Scotland national football team's spirited second-half rally was not enough to bring World Cup joy as they suffered a frustrating 1-0 defeat to Morocco in Foxborough. Scotland had two penalty appeals for challenges on John McGinn and Scott McTominay turned down. Roy Keane dismissed Scotland's penalty appeals, highlighting that he felt Scott McTominay was looking to go down. Steve Clarke's side knew victory would guarantee a place in the knockout stages of a major tournament for the first time, but they were rocked after just 70 seconds when Ismail Saibari struck. John McGinn appealed for a penalty not long after the restart after being brought down by Neil El Aynaoui, but it was deemed a fair challenge. There was more penalty controversy when the Napoli midfielder McTominay went down under another dubious challenge from El Aynaou. But, again, the appeals were waved away. Scotland boss Steve Clarke said everybody is talking about the Scott McTominay penalty incident, but he actually looked at the John McGinn one, which was 50-50. Scotland midfielders Ryan Christie and Lewis Ferguson also spoke on the McTominay and McGinn claims post-match, and both claimed that they thought the referee Ilgiz Tantashev was too lenient throughout proceedings. Christie said the one on McGinn he had a pretty good look at, and thought it could definitely be given. Ferguson concurred, adding the first thing he thought was foul. Former Scotland international Charlie Adam agreed that the Scots should've had a penalty for the challenge on McGinn, but gave an alternative view on Clarke's claim about the red card for a last man challenge on Che Adams. Adam told Sky Sports he thought the John McGinn one was a definite penalty. The Scotland national football team's next match will be crucial in determining their World Cup fate. The team will look to bounce back from this loss and secure a place in the knockout stages. With the tournament heating up, the Scotland national football team will need to bring their A-game to the pitch. The fans will be eagerly waiting to see how the team responds to this setback. The Scotland national football team's World Cup journey is far from over, and they will look to make a strong comeback in their next match.