Scotland was held to a disappointing 1-1 draw by Canada at Easter Road as its poor run of recent form continued.

Gordon Strachan's men have now only won one of their past seven games after an uninspiring home performance.

Former Rangers wing-back Fraser Aird — still playing in Scotland for Falkirk – gave Canada, which is already out of CONCACAF qualifying for the FIFA World Cup and now preparing for the Gold Cup, an early lead.

Steven Naismith equalised for Scotland in the first half, but there was little excitement after the break despite the introductions of strikers Leigh Griffiths and Jordan Rhodes, who missed a big stoppage-time chance, from the substitutes' bench.

Tom Cairney played 76 minutes on his international debut in one of the few positives for Strachan.

Scotland only has four points from as many games in FIFA World Cup qualification, with this draw giving it little momentum going into Monday's (AEDT) crucial qualifier against Slovenia at Hampden.