Scotland‘s hopes of progressing to the knockout rounds of the World Cup for the primary time are hanging by a thread after Brazil clinched Group C with a 3-0 win in Miami.
Steve Clarke’s males knew some extent would probably be sufficient to see them make historical past and punch their ticket to the spherical of 32. Nonetheless, they shortly self-destructed in south Florida.
A dreadful error from Scott McKenna gifted Vinicius Junior a seventh-minute opener, and solely a controversial overturn following a VAR evaluate spared Jack Hendry’s blushes after the Actual Madrid man once more pounced on an identical mistake.
Vinicius did get his second late within the first half to go away Scotland with a mountain to climb, and Matheus Cunha ensured they may face a nervous wait when he rolled residence Brazil’s third following wonderful work from the spectacular Bruno Guimaraes.
Scotland did have probabilities to tug a purpose again, however a three-goal defeat left them sixth within the rating of third-placed groups with all six of the groups under them nonetheless to play their last spherical of fixtures. In accordance with Opta, Scotland have a 42 % likelihood of progressing, with the percentages suggesting they may probably be heading residence.
Having won the group ahead of Morocco, Brazil will face the runner-up from Group F, which will probably be both the Netherlands, Japan or Sweden, in Houston on June 29.
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