Former Scotland striker Jordan, who played in three World Cups, believes George Burley's players will not forgive themselves if they come of the pitch at Hampden having not given their all to get the country into November's qualifying play-offs.

"You might be in your early twenties, you might be in your late thirties, but I don't think it's a game you can look back on when the night is over and have any regrets," said Tottenham assistant manager Jordan.

"You've got to go in and be positive and give up what you have as a player and as a team, so you can come away from the stadium and say, 'I've no regrets - I did what I had to do'.

"If you do that then you've given your all, and hopefully it'll be enough."

Jordan, 57, starred for Leeds, Manchester United and AC Milan during his playing career but it was his seven World Cup matches that gave him most satisfaction.

"It's the highlight of a career," said Jordan, who won 52 caps and scored 11 international goals.

"You forge your way through your academy, your school football; you become a professional football player; you become part of a team that wins major honours.

"But there's no higher accolade than playing for your country in a World Cup."

It will be 12 years next summer since Scotland last played at a major tournament and some have predicted failure to qualify could lead to a succession of nightmare draws for future campaigns.

Jordan made his international debut in 1973, when his country had not reached the World Cup since 1958.

They then qualified for three successive finals and Jordan believes the current crop of players can kick-start a similar sequence if they manage to sneak into next summer's showpiece in South Africa.

"I actually arrived at a stage where Scotland hadn't qualified for a number of years," he said.

"You don't take it for granted but I think you gain confidence from actually qualifying for a World Cup, going to a World Cup, and gaining experience from that."

Victory in Wednesday night's final Group Nine game would give Scotland every chance of reaching the play-offs and, despite Holland's 100% record so far, some are predicting the visitors may not take the game seriously.

But speaking to promote Cheque Centre's sponsorship of the Kilmacolm 10k, which takes place on September 20, Jordan said: "I don't think you can do anything about the way that they take the game on, but Scotland can, and so can the crowd.

"Hampden Park on the Wednesday night is a script that's written.

"It's served us well in the past when we've gone into games towards the end of a section, home games, where Scotland have had to win to get that place on the plane to wherever the World Cup is.

"Here we have it again and I think Scotland, with the record they have against the Dutch, won't have anything to fear.

"We've played Holland a number of times at Hampden Park and done very, very well against them."

Scotland are sweating over the fitness of key midfielder Scott Brown, who scored his first international goal in Saturday's vital 2-0 win over Macedonia.

The Celtic star also sparked an unseemly brawl when he kicked a drop ball against a visiting defender to win a corner on the stroke of half-time.

Jordan refused to be too critical of the 24-year-old, but added: "I think if it had happened to us, we'd be upset."