MOLDOVA v SCOTLAND Moldova 1-1 Scotland Scotland player ratings

"You will have to ask the president, but I want to continue," said Vogts after he and his team were booed off.

"I have nothing to say about the fans, They have to support the team.

"I'm very disappointed with the result and the performance, but the players gave everything. We missed key players tonight, but that's no excuse."

Captain Barry Ferguson defended Vogts and his team-mates - insisting the players wanted him to continue as manager.

"Berti can't do much more. I feel sorry for him having to listen to all that abuse because he works hard," he said.

"He never hides and that sums him up. I want him to stay, the players do, but it's not up to us, it's up to the people above.

"We gave everything, but it wasn't good enough," he added.

"No-one can fault our commitment."

Scotland goalscorer Steven Thompson described the team's inability to beat Moldova as "gut-wrenching".

"The goal counts for nothing," he told BBC Scotland. "I'm not going to say we can't qualify, but it's going to be very difficult.

"We really wanted to win. You can't fault the players for effort but it just wasn't good enough.

"The conditions were not perfect, but it was the same for both sides, and the injuries were no excuse."