FIFA World Cup

FT Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Brazil WWWDW 3
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Scotland LWWWL 0
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Hard Rock Stadium · 64,478 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Vini Jr nets double as Brazil top group with easy Scotland win

Vinícius Júnior scored two goals, Matheus Cunha also scored and five-time World Cup champion Brazil beat Scotland 3-0 on Wednesday to advance the knockout round.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
5
54
Possession
46
21
SHOTS
14
9
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
564
Accurate Passes
450
605
Passes
500
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
9
12
Crosses
23
0.2
Cross %
0.4
27
Long Balls
33
12
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
3
6
Effective Tackles
8
14
Tackles
12
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
2
24
Effective Clearances
13
24
Clearances
13

Highlights

00:58 Neymar emotional upon return to Brazil squad Watch on ESPN 01:33 Burley: Scotland don't deserve to reach World Cup knockouts Watch on ESPN 01:07 Burley: Neymar looked sluggish on return for Brazil Watch on ESPN 02:33 Why Vinícius Jr. needs to play centrally for Brazil Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BRA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

SCO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Angus GunnG
  2. 26Scott McKennaCD-L
  3. 13Jack HendryCD-R
  4. 3Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 22Nathan PattersonRB
  6. 4Scott McTominayAM
  7. 23Kenny McLeanLM
  8. 19Lewis FergusonRM
  9. 20Lawrence ShanklandF
  10. 7John McGinnAM-L
  11. 17Ben Gannon-DoakAM-R

BRA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 3Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 4MarquinhosCD-R
  4. 16Douglas SantosLB
  5. 13DaniloRB
  6. 5CasemiroCM
  7. 20Lucas PaquetáLM
  8. 8Bruno GuimarãesRM
  9. 9Matheus CunhaF
  10. 7Vinícius JúniorLF
  11. 26RayanRF

Timeline

  1. 2' Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
  2. 2'
  3. 3' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 3'
  5. 7' Goal! Scotland 0, Brazil 1. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan.
  6. 24'
  7. 25'
  8. 25' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  9. 25'
  10. 28' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  11. 28'
  12. 45'+3' Goal! Scotland 0, Brazil 2. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a cross.
  13. 45' Substitution, Scotland. Kieran Tierney replaces Andy Robertson because of an injury.
  14. 60' Goal! Scotland 0, Brazil 3. Matheus Cunha (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
  15. 62' Danilo (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 65' Substitution, Brazil. Fabinho replaces Casemiro.
  17. 66' Substitution, Brazil. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Lucas Paquetá.
  18. 68'
  19. 68' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  20. 71'
  21. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  22. 76' Substitution, Brazil. Neymar replaces Matheus Cunha.
  23. 82' Substitution, Scotland. Anthony Ralston replaces Nathan Patterson.
  24. 82' Substitution, Brazil. Endrick replaces Rayan.
  25. 82' Substitution, Brazil. Alex Sandro replaces Douglas Santos.
  26. 82' Substitution, Scotland. Ryan Christie replaces Ben Gannon-Doak.
  27. 82' Fabinho (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  28. 89' Ryan Christie (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  29. 90'+1' Substitution, Scotland. Findlay Curtis replaces John McGinn.
  30. 90'+1' Substitution, Scotland. Ché Adams replaces Lawrence Shankland.

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