Scotland face anxious wait after punishing loss to Brazil

Scotland vs Brazil; FIFA World Cup Group C Scotland vs Brazil. FIFA World Cup Group C. Hard Rock Stadium. World Cup 2026: Scotland 0-3 Brazil: Vinicius Junior shines as Scots punished to leave progression dream in doubt Match report as Scotland lose to Brazil; Scott McKenna gifted Vinicius Jr an early opener before he had a second disallowed; the Real Madrid striker made it 2-0 before the break; Matheus Cunha added a third; Brazil top Group C while Scotland must wait to find out their fate Thursday 25 June 2026 01:09, UK Scotland face a nervous wait to learn their World Cup fate after they were punished by Brazil. Steve Clarke's side knew a draw would guarantee qualification beyond the group stages at a major finals for the first time, but mistakes cost them against the five-time winners. It took Brazil just seven minutes to open the scoring in Miami Stadium. Scott McKenna gifted the ball to Vinicius Junior and he rounded Angus Gunn to slot home. - As it happened | Teams | Stats | Group C guide - World Cup day-by-day schedule | Latest: World Cup - Follow our World Cup coverage in the Sky Sports App The Real Madrid striker capitalised on another mistake, this time by Jack Hendry, but a VAR check disallowed the goal for a foul on the Scotland defender. Lewis Ferguson cleared an effort off the line before Vinicius Jr did make it 2-0 as he took advantage of another error, Angus Gunn and Nathan Patterson at fault. Scotland looked brighter after the break with Kieran Tierney denied by Alisson Becker, but Brazil were not done. Bruno Guimaraes was too strong for Kenny McLean and he sent the ball through to Matheus Cunha to fire in. Brazil progress as Group C winners while Scotland face a nervy wait to discover if they will finish as one of the top eight of the third-placed teams. More to follow... The key moments from Miami... 7: GOAL! Vinicius Junior is gifted Brazil's opener by Scott McKenna 25: DISALLOWED! Vinicius Junior has the ball in the net but it's ruled out for a foul on Jack Hendry 45: OFF THE LINE! Lewis Ferguson to Scotland's result as Vinicius Junior goes close again 45+3: GOAL! Angus Gunn and Nathan Patterson both at fault as Vinicius Junior does make it 2-0 49: SAVE! Alisson Becker denies Kieran Tierney 52: SAVE! Gunn denies Vinicius Junior his hattrick 60: GOAL! Matheus Cunha fires in for 3-0. Bruno Guimaraes is too strong for Kenny McLean as he sets the Man Utd player 81: SO CLOSE TO FOUR! The ball finds Vinicius Jr in the box but he diverts his shot wide of the target 90+6: SAVE! Alisson denies Scott McTominay what could have been a crucial consolation