Scotland will look to take the momentum of their Nations League promotion through to the European Championships next year as they begin their qualification campaign with a trip to Kazakhstan.
Alex McLeish's visitors are nominally the third seeds in Group I behind Belgium and Russia, but at the very least are still guarenteed a spot in the play-offs thanks to their exploits at the end of 2018.
Having not qualified for a major tournament since the 1998 World Cup in France, McLeish knows he will have his work cut out, but if his side can take three points away from the Astana Arena, then they will have given themselves a real shot in the arm.