Charlie Adam and Jordan Rhodes to miss Scotland's World Cup qualifier in Macedonia The Scottish Football Association announced on its Twitter feed that the pair had been forced to withdraw from Gordon Strachan's squad for the Group A tie, although no reason was given for their absence. Blackburn striker Rhodes came on as a substitute for Leigh Griffiths midway through the second half of Scotland's 2-0 defeat against Belgium on Friday, while Stoke midfielder Adam was an unused substitute. Strachan can turn to Nottingham Forest forward Jamie Mackie and Leeds United striker Ross McCormack as potential replacements for Rhodes in Skopje. It is already impossible for Scotland to reach the World Cup in Brazil next year, though they will be keen to move further up the group with future co-efficients potentially seeding them higher than they were for this competition. Scotland are currently bottom of the six-team group with Macedonia two points clear in fourth, although Scotland have played a game more.