Darren Fletcher has warned Scotland to forget about Holland being a soft touch in Wednesday night's final World Cup qualifier at Hampden.

George Burley's men kept their dream of reaching next summer's finals alive on Saturday thanks to a super second-half performance against Macedonia and victory is now needed against the Dutch to give Scotland a realistic chance of securing a play-off spot.

"When you've got no pressure, sometimes you can loosen up and perform better," said Fletcher of a side who have already beaten Norway since qualifying. "Everyone says Holland are through - they won't care about this match. But any Holland player who plays in this game will be thinking, 'Can I get in the team for the World Cup?'. What a massive incentive that is."

He added: "We can't control what Holland team turns up or how they play. All we can do is think of ourselves and prepare for the game in the right way. That starts now."

Manchester United midfielder Fletcher played his part in a rousing second-half display on Saturday, which saw Scotland score two superb goals through Scott Brown and James McFadden.

However, it is no understatement to say Macedonia could have been out of sight before then, with Craig Gordon producing three crucial saves to deny the outstanding Goran Pandev.

Fletcher insists the 2-0 win unfolded just as the under-fire Burley had predicted.

"The game panned out exactly the way the manager said it would," he said. "Macedonia are a strong side in the first half and they try to get in the lead; they're good at holding onto that.

"Second half, they're not as fit and fall away in games, and that's exactly the way it turned out. We took the game to them - after big Craig made a great save to keep us in the match - and we went on to win."