Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay thought he’d broken the deadlock against Spain as his free kick from the left of the box beat everyone, flying straight into the top right hand corner.

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But joy quickly turned to frustration for McTominay as the goal was ruled out by VAR.

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McTominay went wild in celebration as he thought he’d scored for his country

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But was soon left fuming as his goal was ruled out

Jack Hendry, who was stood by Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon, was adjudged to be offside.

However, any explanation is unreasonable because the situation is relatively sensitive. After being deprived of the goal, McTominay became angry. This midfielder had reason to react because his kick was very beautiful and gave Scotland a scoring advantage.

As McTominay saw his goal had been chalked off, he launched his bottle on the ground.

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Only about 10 minutes from that moment, Scotland had to concede a goal when Alvaro Morata smartly penetrated the penalty area to catch Jesus Navas’ cross and hit the header to open the score.

Spain made Scotland rue their disallowed goal

His effort would’ve put Steve Clarke’s men 1-0 up and if the game finished like that, it would’ve guaranteed their place at Euro 2024.

A few minutes later, salt was rubbed into Scotland’s wounds as Alvaro Morata put the home side a goal up on 73 minutes.

But as the Scots hoped for an equaliser, their evening got even worse.

Aaron Hickey slipped on the left of Scotland’s box despite being under no pressure and was quickly pickpocketed by Joselu.

Group A opponents Norway’s 4-0 win over Cyprus and no win for Scotland means Steve Clarke’s side will have to wait for qualification until another day.

If Norway fail to beat Spain on Sunday then Scotland’s place in Germany will be sealed.

Scotland had won their previous five European qualifiers before Thursday’s defeat.

After the match, midfielder John McGinn was upset: “You need to be very careful with what you say. “I think everyone watching the game tonight, no matter where you are, feels like we don’t accept get any 50/50 decision. That makes it very difficult.

We were always opposed at crucial moments. We knew at least one point tonight would get us what we wanted but it was disappointing. It is very difficult to win here and in such circumstances it is almost impossible.

Here’s how the world media reacted to the madness in Seville:

Mundo Deportivo (Spain)

“But when the goal for Spain seemed closer, the big scare came. Carvajal got overconfident, refused to clear a compromised ball and ended up giving up a slanted free kick. McTominay dressed as Juninho Pernambucano and surprised Unai Simón with an impeccable throw, however the VAR came in at the right moment to save the National Team. Hendry got confused and was offside, so the goal did not go up on the scoreboard.

“It was an immense relief for Spain, which was able to refocus on attacking and carry out an incessant bombardment that ended up paying off. Once again it was Morata who carried the team on his back and who managed to unseat La Roja. He read Jesús Navas’ cross from the right and subtly headed the ball to knock down the Scottish wall, unleashing delirium in La Cartuja.”

The Guardian (UK)

“Uefa have now changed their tune about the VAR decision. Hendry was offside, and interfering with play. To be fair, that’s slightly more understandable … though you can certainly make the case that Hendry didn’t have any influence on the play, because Simon was standing around doing absolutely nothing anyway. Who’d be an on-field referee these days, huh?”

Estadio Deportivo (Spain)

“Already in the second act, the Spanish team continued trying, but it was Scotland that struck with a fantastic shot from McTominay . There was tragedy in La Cartuja, but after the VAR review the goal was annulled due to a foul on Unai Simón . Spain breathed a sigh of relief and got back into the game until a spectacular cross from Jesús Navas allowed Álvaro Morata to make it 1-0 with a no less good header.”

Nouvelles Du Monde (France)

“A crude error from Carvajal resulted in a free kick from a corner which McTominay converted into a superb goal. VAR came to Spain’s aid by informing the referee of the existence of a foul on Unai Simón. Debatable, but there’s no need to look at a gift horse’s teeth.”

AS (Spain)

“McTominay bounced it and the ball went directly into the Spanish goal, but the VAR rang the bell and the Dutchman Gözübüyük went to the screen while La Cartuja swallowed saliva. Finally, the goal was annulled due to Hendry’s foul on Unai Simón, a light touch, a light push that rescued more than one person from the memory of the Glasgow train robbery. It was a serious scare that encouraged De la Fuente to add more wood with Navas and Sancet replacing Carvajal and Merino.”

ESPN (USA)

“The victory extends Spain’s winning run in home Euro qualifiers to 25 matches dating back to 2003, but they were kept at bay for much of the night by some brave Scottish defence.”