they know if they beat switzerland by two goals, they're virtually assured of a place at the world cup for the first time. alasdair lamont has been to meet one of scotland's star players, erin cuthbert, in the build—up. erin cuthbert is a rising star. at 20, already a regular at double winners chelsea. but everything she does here, she says, is to prepare herfor pulling on does here, she says, is to prepare her for pulling on the shirt of her beloved scotland. to reach a world cup would probably be the greatest achievement that i think i'd ever achieved in my life, to be honest. it's fine, the club honours and even winning the champions league at to reach the world cup for your country, a small country like scotland, it would be incredible. especially for the first time. erin cuthbert has come a long way in a short time, from a raw teenager playing part—time football with glasgow city to first—team regular at the top club in england. his last 18 months have shaped her brother on the...

of the cia, david petraeus, senatorjohn mccain, will be speaking about the lasting legacy of the us senatorjohn mccain, who died on the weekend. and we'll get more on the fire in belfast that has destroyed a historic building in the city — which has existed for nearly 250 years. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh woozencroft. what's eating jose? we'll look at what's next for manchester united boss after another premier league defeat. i won more premierships alone than the other 19 managers together. three for me, and two for them. respect. respect, respect, respect. both jamie vardy and gary cahill choose to step away from international football as gareth southgate prepares to name his first england squad