Yahoo Sports reports: Darren Jackson believes the Scottish FA "were confident" the national team would progress from their World Cup group under Steve Clarke, who has stepped down after Scotland missed out on the round of 32. Clarke sealed Scotland men's first appearance at a World Cup since 1998, having also overseen qualifications to two European Championships. Both Clarke and Jackson were capped by Scotland manager Craig Brown in the 1990s but the pair were never international team-mates.