Tartan party over? Brazil humbling forces Scotland...
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- Brazil beat Scotland 3-0 in Miami, with Vinícius Júnior opening the scoring in the 7th minute after Scotland center back Scott McKenna dwelled on a pass, and heading home a second before halftime from a Bruno Guimarães cross
- Matheus Cunha added Brazil's third, finishing neatly after Bruno Guimarães barged Kenny McLean off the ball, capping a display in which all three Scottish goals conceded were described as preventable
- Scotland now sit on a minus-3 goal difference having scored fewer goals than Haiti, meaning their hopes of becoming the first Scotland men's team to reach the knockout stages depend on results elsewhere over the next four days
- Neymar entered as a 76th-minute substitute — his first national team appearance since October 2023 — to a crowd already chanting his name, watched by Brazilian legends Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaká, and Roberto Carlos in the stands
- Steve Clarke made three changes to his Scotland lineup and hauled off captain Andy Robertson at halftime, replacing him with Kieran Tierney, but Scotland managed no shots on target and barely threatened Alisson's goal
- The Tartan Army, fresh from a Boston takeover that had pub owners closing shops to the English, found themselves outnumbered and outsung in Miami, though defiantly reprised "No Scotland, No Party" as they filed out
Why it matters: Scotland must now wait on other Group results with a minus-3 goal difference, a precarious position for a side that entered the match needing a generational performance to advance; Brazil, meanwhile, used the outing to reintroduce Neymar to the national team fold ahead of the knockout rounds.
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