Scotland signed off the March international break with a 1-0 defeat by Ivory Coast at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
The Ivorians landed the victory in Liverpool thanks to a 12th-minute goal from Nicolas Pepe and then showed their defensive qualities to see out the win.
Scotland battled away but were unable to truly break down a well-organised side that is also heading to the World Cup, with goalkeeper Alban Lafont not tested sufficiently by the Scottish forward line.
It means Scotland have fired a blank twice in the past three days after Scotland lost 1-0 to Japan on Saturday at Hampden.
Scotland’s next matches will be against Curacao and then Bolivia before Scotland head to the World Cup and play Haiti, Morocco and Brazil in Group C of the tournament.
We give the Scotland players a mark out of ten for their performances against Ivory Coast.
13. Lewis Ferguson
Battled away in the midfield after coming on at the break. His physicality and tenacity probably improved Scotland's midfield against the Ivorians. A couple of decent corners. 5 | PA
14. Nathan Patterson
Given a rare outing at his Everton club home. This was his 25th cap for Scotland. Big tackle to stop a goalscoring chance.4 | PA
15. Kenny McLean
Came on in the closing stages of the game and had a couple of nice touches as Scotland pressed for a late leveller. 3 | PA
16. John McGinn
This was his 85th cap - unusually from the bench - and he gave Scotland more energy and purpose from midfield. 4 | PA