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Scotland, who have participated in the last two European Championships, are participating in the World Cup for the first time since 1998. Unforgettable victory over Denmark at Hampden Park in November.
Aided by tens of thousands of fans who had traveled to the United States, John McGee’s reverse strike against Haiti gave the country its first World Cup victory in 36 years.
This would be Scotland’s only goal of the tournament.
In their second match, they lost to 2022 semi-finalists Morocco with a second-minute strike to draw their final group game against Brazil, knowing it was enough to finish as one of the best third-placed teams.
However, the defensive mistakes of the first half proved to be undone.
Defender Scott McKenna conceded again when he was robbed of possession in his own penalty area and gifted the opener to Vinicius Jr.
The Real Madrid forward was disallowed a second after video assistant referee (VAR) Jack Hendry thought he had committed a foul before Angus cleared the ball, but before half-time the Scots gave the ball away again in their own half, with Vinicius Junior slotting in at the back post to make it 2-0.
Mathieu Cunha extended Brazil’s lead after the break and a late rally failed to find a response to improve Scotland’s goal difference.
