Internationals: Villans in midweek action

John McGinn scored a superb solo effort but it was not enough to prevent Scotland falling to a 2-1 friendly defeat in Turkey.

The Tartan Army found themselves two goals down in Diyarbakir after conceding twice either side of half-time.

Villa captain McGinn gave them hope when he picked the ball up in his own half and embarked on a surging run into the Turkey penalty area before unleashing a low left-footed strike into the far corner,

But despite registering his 15^th goal for his country, it was the hosts who ran out narrow winners.

Emi Martínez completed 90 minutes as Argentina warmed up for the World Cup with a 5-0 friendly victory over the United Arab Emirates.

The Villa goalkeeper kept a clean sheet as La Albiceleste extended their unbeaten record to 36 matches.

Jan Bednarek started for Poland as they also opened their preparations for the tournament in Qatar with a 1-0 triumph over Chile.

The centre-back completed 79 minutes, with Villa team-mate Matty Cash an unused substitute, as Poland netted late on to claim the spoils.

Ludwig Augustinsson lined up for Sweden as they claimed an impressive 2-1 success over Mexico.

The Villa left-back registered 82 minutes to help his nation to victory over World Cup-bound Mexico, with Robin Olsen remaining as a substitute.