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The former Liverpool team-mates spent part of the 2022 Qatar World Cup on a training camp in Dubai watching the action on television and plotting to be part of it themselves four years later.Less than five months on from the Portuguese attacker's death in a road accident, Robertson revealed Jota dominated his thoughts in the build-up to Scotland's World Cup qualifying decider against Denmark.The Liverpool left-back admitted he had some difficult moments alone in his hotel room in the build-up to Tuesday's Hampden clash.READ MORE: Alexander Isak omission explained ahead of Liverpool comeback - 'There is no panic'And, after initially speaking about Jota in an interview with BBC immediately after the match, the emotions continued to pour out of Robertson after Scotland clinched a 4-2 win in dramatic circumstances following two stoppage-time goals to seal a place in next year's finals in North America.When asked if Jota had been on his mind during the 90 minutes, Robertson said: "Not so much in the game, I tried to park it. Certainly during the day, yes."I just go back to the Qatar World Cup when we were on a training camp in Dubai.
Obviously it's probably a bit more likely that it was going to happen for him in terms of Portugal than Scotland."As soon as I woke up I just couldn't get him out of my head. I couldn't get him out of my head all day.
I think I hid it well from the lads probably, but being in the room, all I could think about was him."I know he'll be smiling down now. I know he'll have a smile on his face wherever he is."Hopefully he'll have a smile in the summer when I hopefully get to represent my country at the World Cup."Scotland led twice through a stunning Scott McTominay overhead kick and a close-range finish from substitute Lawrence Shankland.But twice they were pegged back by 10-man Denmark through strikes from Manchester United duo Rasmus Hojlund and Patrick Dorgu, who equalised for the second time after Rasmus Kristensen was sent off for a second booking.t stayed 2-2 until the 93rd minute when Kieran Tierney curled home a brilliant long-range effort and the Tartan Army party was really started five minutes later when another sub, Kenny McLean, incredibly found the net from his own half.
