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Sat 10 Oct 2007Scots enjoying view from dizzy heightsArgentina v Scotland:Scotland's home this week in the Vaugirard arrondissement of southwest Paris is an area off the tourist path. It is a corner of high-rise concrete buildings by the busy Périphérique, of whistling traffic cops and clunking trams. But Frank Hadden's squad, housed in a skyscraper hotel above all the bustle, looked relaxed yesterday. And by 10.40pm tomorrow, Paris time, they could be looking down on the rest of the Northern Hemisphere from a lofty perch.England and France could have something to say about that today, of course, and Scotland have been quoted by some bookmakers as having only a 6 to 1 chance of beating Argentina at Stade de France. But the Scots could yet move stealthily into the last four for only the second time.