Scots lose out in football monopoly

The toy maker Waddingtons courted controversy on the eve of the weekend's decisive World Cup qualifying matches by consigning Scotland to the cheapest property in a footballing remake of Monopoly.

Scotland are almost certain to make the finals if they beat Latvia at Parkhead tomorrow.

But a new World Cup France 98 Edition of the London property game puts the Scots on the lowest-ranking square on the board, on a par with Switzerland and below Romania.

While Brazil are top dogs on swanky Mayfair and England enjoy expensive Regent Street, Scotland languish on Old Kent Road - traditionally one of the shabbier streets in London.

The Scottish football legend Denis Law was outraged by the move. He said: "We have done extremely well. We will still qualify again and considering the size of the country that is not bad going. We should do better than the Old Kent Road."